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Amazon.com Best Books of the Year

The Amazon.com Best Books of the Year are listed below. The star rating and number of reviews are from Amazon.com. In parentheses after the star rating and number of reviews are the number of pages in the book and any other awards that the book was a finalist for. Award names in red indicate the the book was the winner of that award. Click the buy from Amazon.com link to be taken to the Amazon.com website where you can purchase the book from the premier online bookseller.

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Amazon.com Best Books of 2009
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann Winner!
258 reviews (2009) (368p) (NBA) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
300 reviews (2009) (560p) (NBCCA) (Booker) (TIME) (Amazon)
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Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
161 reviews (2009) (272p) (Amazon) (ALA)
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This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
177 reviews (2009) (535p) (Amazon)
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A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
164 reviews (2009) (336p) (PF) (NYTimes) (Amazon)
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Tinkers by Paul Harding
104 reviews (2009) (192p) (PP) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Spooner by Pete Dexter
67 reviews (2009) (480p) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
78 reviews (2009) (288p) (PF) (Amazon)
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The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vasquez
4 reviews (2009) (368p) (Amazon)
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Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
373 reviews (2009) (560p) (Amazon)
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Amazon.com Best Books of 2008
The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher Winner!
33 reviews (2008) (512p) (Booker) (Amazon)
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
1529 reviews (2008) (576p) (Amazon)
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Serena by Ron Rash
112 reviews (2008) (384p) (PF) (Amazon)
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So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger
122 reviews (2008) (272p) (Amazon)
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The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
47 reviews (2008) (304p) (NBCCA) (NBA) (Amazon)
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Netherland by Joseph O'Neill
162 reviews (2008) (272p) (PF) (NYTimes) (Amazon)
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Home by Marilynne Robinson
104 reviews (2008) (336p) (NBCCA) (NBA) (LATimes) (Amazon)
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Lush Life by Richard Price
215 reviews (2008) (464p) (PF) (LATimes) (TIME) (Amazon)
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2666 by Roberto Bolano
122 reviews (2008) (912p) (NBCCA) (NYTimes) (TIME) (Amazon)
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Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock
68 reviews (2008) (224p) (Amazon)
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Amazon.com Best Books of 2007
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Winner!
1593 reviews (2007) (384p) (TIME) (Amazon)
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
487 reviews (2007) (352p) (PP) (NBCCA) (LATimes) (TIME) (Amazon)
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The Savage Detectives: A Novel by Roberto Bolano
96 reviews (2007) (592p) (NYTimes) (Amazon)
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Tree of Smoke: A Novel by Denis Johnson
118 reviews (2007) (624p) (PP) (NBA) (NYTimes) (TIME) (Amazon)
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Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
174 reviews (2007) (544p) (Amazon)
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The God of Animals: A Novel by Aryn Kyle
132 reviews (2007) (320p) (Amazon)
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The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
38 reviews (2007) (240p) (Amazon)
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The Gathering by Anne Enright
161 reviews (2007) (272p) (Booker) (Amazon)
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
95 reviews (2007) (256p) (Amazon)
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Falling Man by Don DeLillo
86 reviews (2007) (256p) (Amazon)
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Amazon.com Best Books of 2006
Suite Française by Irene Nemirovsky Winner!
419 reviews (2006) (416p) (Amazon)
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The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
261 reviews (2006) (288p) (NYTimes) (Amazon)
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Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart
114 reviews (2006) (352p) (NYTimes) (TIME) (Amazon)
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
802 reviews (2006) (416p) (Amazon)
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2283 reviews (2006) (256p) (PP) (NBCCA) (TIME) (Amazon) (ALA)
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What Is the What by Dave Eggers
210 reviews (2006) (386p) (NBCCA) (TIME) (Amazon)
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Twilight of the Superheroes: Stories by Deborah Eisenberg
19 reviews (2006) (240p) (PF) (Amazon)
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In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders
26 reviews (2006) (240p) (Amazon)
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In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders
26 reviews (2006) (240p) (Amazon)
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A Family Daughter by Maile Meloy
21 reviews (2006) (336p) (Amazon)
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The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford
84 reviews (2006) (496p) (NBCCA) (NYTimes) (TIME) (Amazon)
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The History of Love by Nicole Krauss Winner!
339 reviews (2005) (252p) (Amazon)
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
502 reviews (2005) (304p) (NBCCA) (Booker) (TIME) (Amazon) (ALA)
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On Beauty by Zadie Smith
211 reviews (2005) (464p) (Booker) (NYTimes) (Amazon)
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Veronica by Mary Gaitskill
69 reviews (2005) (240p) (NBCCA) (NBA) (NYTimes) (LATimes) (Amazon) (ALA)
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The March by E. L. Doctorow
175 reviews (2005) (384p) (PP) (NBCCA) (NBA) (PF) (LATimes) (TIME) (Amazon)
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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
487 reviews (2005) (320p) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Misfortune by Wesley Stace
41 reviews (2005) (544p) (Amazon)
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The Disappointment Artist by Jonathan Lethem
16 reviews (2005) (160p) (Amazon)
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Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
511 reviews (2005) (448p) (NYTimes) (Amazon)
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
379 reviews (2005) (368p) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Amazon.com Best Books of 2004
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Winner!
415 reviews (2004) (400p) (NBCCA) (NYTimes) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Crossing California by Adam Langer
57 reviews (2004) (432p) (Amazon)
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I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
631 reviews (2004) (688p) (Amazon)
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Natasha: And Other Stories by David Bezmozgis
35 reviews (2004) (160p) (Amazon)
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Little Children by Tom Perrotta
252 reviews (2004) (368p) (Amazon)
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Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
358 reviews (2004) (256p) (PP) (NBCCA) (PF) (NYTimes) (LATimes) (TIME) (Amazon) (ALA)
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The Secret Goldfish: Stories by David Means
4 reviews (2004) (224p) (Amazon)
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You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon
92 reviews (2004) (368p) (Amazon)
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The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
138 reviews (2004) (288p) (Amazon)
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Wake Up, Sir! by Jonathan Ames
48 reviews (2004) (352p) (Amazon)
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Winner!
2246 reviews (2003) (560p) (Amazon)
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The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
110 reviews (2003) (528p) (NYTimes) (TIME) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Timoleon Vieta Come Home by Dan Rhodes
44 reviews (2003) (224p) (Amazon)
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Gentlemen of Space by Ira Sher
7 reviews (2003) (304p) (Amazon)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
1622 reviews (2003) (240p) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre
142 reviews (2003) (288p) (Booker) (Amazon)
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Waxwings by Jonathan Raban
17 reviews (2003) (288p) (Amazon)
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Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy
50 reviews (2003) (272p) (Amazon)
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Wonder When You'll Miss Me by Amanda Davis
41 reviews (2003) (288p) (Amazon)
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
2747 reviews (2003) (384p) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel Winner!
1980 reviews (2002) (336p) (Booker) (Amazon)
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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
919 reviews (2002) (544p) (PP) (NBCCA) (NYTimes) (Amazon)
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The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
511 reviews (2002) (944p) (TIME) (Amazon)
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Atonement by Ian McEwan
822 reviews (2002) (368p) (NBCCA) (Booker) (NYTimes) (LATimes) (TIME) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Emporium: Stories by Adam Johnson
21 reviews (2002) (256p) (Amazon)
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Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
435 reviews (2002) (288p) (Amazon)
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Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories by A. M. Homes
20 reviews (2002) (224p) (Amazon)
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The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
590 reviews (2002) (640p) (Amazon)
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The Half-Mammals of Dixie by George Singleton
9 reviews (2002) (312p) (Amazon)
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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
3116 reviews (2002) (288p) (TIME) (Amazon)
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The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Winner!
1017 reviews (2001) (592p) (PP) (NBCCA) (NBA) (PF) (NYTimes) (LATimes) (TIME) (Amazon) (ALA)
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Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
444 reviews (2001) (320p) (TIME) (Amazon)
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Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins
90 reviews (2001) (192p) (Amazon)
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I, The Divine by Rabih Alameddine
15 reviews (2001) (320p) (Amazon)
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John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead
38 reviews (2001) (400p) (PP) (NBCCA) (NYTimes) (LATimes) (Amazon)
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Demonology: Stories by Rick Moody
40 reviews (2001) (320p) (Amazon)
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Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
624 reviews (2001) (336p) (NBCCA) (PF) (Amazon)
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Collected Poems by James Merrill
7 reviews (2001) (912p) (Amazon)
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Lightning Field by Dana Spiotta
12 reviews (2001) (224p) (Amazon)
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Up In the Air by Walter Kirn
73 reviews (2001) (320p) (Amazon)
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The Yokota Officers Club by Sarah Bird
56 reviews (2001) (400p) (Amazon)
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Empire Falls by Richard Russo
493 reviews (2001) (496p) (PP) (TIME) (Amazon)
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The Fourth Hand by John Irving
286 reviews (2001) (352p) (Amazon)
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