The prize-winning books of 2010
In 2010, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 14 winners. The most approachable is Just Kids by Patti Smith (difficulty 25/100, about 3.9 hours); the hardest is The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (75/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Mario Vargas Llosa — difficulty 57/100
- Booker Prize: The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson — difficulty 75/100, about 14 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Tinkers by Paul Harding — difficulty 62/100, about 4.1 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon — difficulty 52/100, about 5 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver — difficulty 69/100, about 16 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi — difficulty 75/100, about 18 hours, joint winner
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: The City & the City by China Miéville — difficulty 51/100, about 6.7 hours, joint winner
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi — difficulty 75/100, about 18 hours
- Prix Goncourt: The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq — difficulty 71/100, about 10 hours
- Dublin Literary Award: The Twin by Gerbrand Bakker
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: War Dances by Sherman Alexie — difficulty 55/100, about 3.1 hours
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: Just Kids by Patti Smith — difficulty 25/100, about 3.9 hours
- Costa Novel Award: The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell — difficulty 53/100, about 6.4 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Mosquito Empires by John Robert McNeill
Earlier: 2009 · Every year · Later: 2011
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.