The prize-winning books of 2000
In 2000, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 13 winners. The most approachable is Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (difficulty 50/100, about 4.1 hours); the hardest is The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (74/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Gao Xingjian — difficulty 64/100
- Booker Prize: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood — difficulty 74/100, about 21 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri — difficulty 50/100, about 4.1 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: In America by Susan Sontag — difficulty 54/100, about 6.9 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant — difficulty 56/100, about 4.8 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge — difficulty 66/100, about 25 hours
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler — difficulty 66/100, about 13 hours
- Prix Goncourt: Ingrid Caven by Jean-Jacques Schuhl — difficulty 55/100, about 4.4 hours
- Dublin Literary Award: Wide Open by Nicola Barker — difficulty 51/100, about 5 hours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Waiting by Ha Jin — difficulty 54/100
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Costa Novel Award: English Passengers by Matthew Kneale — difficulty 55/100, about 13 hours, Book of the Year
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction by Linda Gordon
Earlier: 1999 · Every year · Later: 2001
Other prizes: Nobel Prize in Literature, Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, International Booker Prize, National Book Award for Fiction, Women's Prize for Fiction, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Prix Goncourt, Dublin Literary Award, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Nonfiction, Costa Novel Award, Albert J. Beveridge Award, Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction. Every literary prize; every winner of 2026.