Another bloody list: 2000 - 2009

[sixsmith]

Yes. They are largely pointless and necessarily incomplete. But as we round out the first decade of the new millennium, I thought a 'Best of' was probably inevitable.

So, my list (:brow:) of the ten best works of English language fiction published between 2000 and 2009:

1. The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
2. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
3. Tree of Smoke - Denis Johnson
4. The Human Stain - Philip Roth
5. True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey
6. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – Michael Chabon
7. The Road – Cormac McCarthy
8. The Lay of the Land – Richard Ford
9. John Henry Days – Colson Whitehead
10. Elizabeth Costello – JM Coetzee

[prendrelemick]

Why don't we have a list of the top ten books that have never been on a list

[MANICHAEAN]

Excellent idea Prendrelemick.
My nominatations are as follows:
1. Just William by Richard Compton.
2. The Malakand Field Force by Winston Churchill.
3. The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchand.
4. Sir Walter Raleigh by Norman Lloyd Williams.
5. Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini.
6. Roadside Pichnic by Strugatsky Brothers.
7. French & Oriental Love in a Harem by Mario Uchard.
8. The Women of the Caesars by Guglielmo Ferrero.
9. The Book of Household Management by Mrs Isabella Beeton.
10. Things Mother Used To Make by Lydia Maria Gurney.

[kelby_lake]

The 39 Steps is always on lists. And isn't it spelt 'Buchan' anyway?

[MANICHAEAN]

Woops Kelby Lake. You are right!

[dfloyd]

After reviewing the list from the editors of Time which was recently published, I decided to listen to Harold Bloom's CD, 'How to Read and Why?'. In it, Bloom says that 'Blood Meridian' is the most innovative novel since 'Moby Dick.' Now I can't think of any useful puropse for Harold Bloom.