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Goodreads' Top 100 Books of the 1990s

The 100 Best Books of the 1990s, as voted on by Goodreads readers - an interesting mix of genres throughout the decade.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3
J.K. Rowling
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
4
George R.R. Martin
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
5
Arthur Golden
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
6
Lois Lowry
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
7
Philip Pullman
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
8
Barbara Kingsolver
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
9
Stephen Chbosky
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
10
Louis Sachar
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
11
Tracy Chevalier
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
12
Helen Fielding
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
13
Chuck Palahniuk
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
14
Frank McCourt
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
15
Jeffrey Eugenides
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
16
Michael Crichton
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
17
Terry Pratchett
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
18
George R.R. Martin
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
19
Lemony Snicket
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
20
Laurie Halse Anderson
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
21
Gregory Maguire
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
22
Neil Gaiman
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
23
Philip Pullman
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
24
Diana Gabaldon
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
25
Tim O'Brien
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
26
David Guterson
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
27
John Berendt
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
28
Arundhati Roy
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
29
Gail Carson Levine
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
30
Donna Tartt
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
31
Stephen King
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
32
José Saramago
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
33
David Foster Wallace
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
34
Haruki Murakami
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
35
Jon Krakauer
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
36
Janet Fitch
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
37
Jostein Gaarder
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
38
Anita Diamant
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
39
Nicholas Sparks
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
40
Nick Hornby
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