Eason's are carrying out a poll to determine their top books of the Noughties. Some interesting choices in there - as well as some that aren't fit even to line a budgie's cage.
Vote for your top 5 and you're in with a chance of winning the Top 50.
There weren't too many Crime or Science Fiction novels (now there's a surprise) but some of the books I really enjoyed were included. For what it's worth my 5 were:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonatahn Lethem
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
It's probably esy to get all arty and literary and pick the most highbrow and critically acclaimed but I just plumped for the five on the list that I enjoyed the most - which, when it comes to reading, is the only criteria I use.
If there's any justice The Sea won't make the final list but I wouldn't be holding my breath!
Oh and I added The Enemy by Charlie Higson (zombies - of a sort) and Winterland by Alan Glynn (Irish Crime writer) to my to-be-read pile. That book token pile is decreasing slowly.
2 comments:
Super - I shall vote forthwith. Lovely to bump into you again, Bob.
Without seeing the list first, I will say I have been very disappointed by the books of the noughties. The only truly great book I've come across so far is 2666
Hi Dan,
Apologies for the late posting of your comment. Because of spam I had to moderate comments and - somehow - I missed a few that should have been posted.
B
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