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What are the best novels of the last decade?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demon Copperhead | 5/6 | 66.7 |
| 2 | The Underground Railroad | 3/6 | 58.8 |
| 3 | James | 4/6 | 42.9 |
| 4 | Hamnet | 3/6 | 36.3 |
| 5 | Lincoln in the Bardo | 3/6 | 30.9 |
| 6 | Piranesi | 3/6 | 27.6 |
| 7 | Pachinko | 2/6 | 24.8 |
| 8 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow | 3/6 | 21.8 |
| 9 | Project Hail Mary | 3/6 | 21.1 |
| 10 | Babel | 3/6 | 20.8 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| goodreads.comreview and listing sites · Best Books of the Decade: 2020's (3056 books) - Goodreads |   3 surfaces |
| booksofbrilliance.comThe 10 Best Books Released in the 2020s That Everyone Should Read - Books of Brilliance |  2 surfaces |
| book-pedia.comThe Most Award-Winning Novels of the Last Decade | 1 surfaces |
| brooklinebooksmith.comBooksmith Top 100 of 2026 | 1 surfaces |
| independent.co.ukThe 40 best books of the decade, from The Testaments to Bring Up the ... | 1 surfaces |
| lithub.comThe 20 Best Novels of the Decade - Literary Hub | 1 surfaces |
| madstreetbooks.comNYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century from 1 to 100 | 1 surfaces |
| malwarwick-98471.medium.comportal · The best novels of the last decade - Mal Warwick - Medium | 1 surfaces |
| mindjoggle.com30 of the Best Books of the Decade - Mind Joggle | 1 surfaces |
| paulinaesperanzarodriguez.substack.comportal · My 20 Favorite Novels of the 2020s - Alienated Young Woman | 1 surfaces |
| penguinrandomhouse.comStaff Picks: Best Books of the Decade - Penguin Random House | 1 surfaces |
| polygon.comThe 10 Best Books of the Decade So Far, Ranked - Polygon | 1 surfaces |
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