Favourite Novel of the Last Decade

[T'Baio]

Originally posted by T'Baio:

Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk.

I'll see your Survivor and raise you Choke.

Awesome isn't the right word. But it's the first word that comes to mind.

I do indeed like Choke, but Survivor much more.

I'm about to watch the film of Choke for the first time this very evening!

 

[Lookingglassman]

Arc Light by Harry L. Reid

 

[Barbados Slim]

Arc lights a great novel but it came out in the 90s.

 

[Top41]

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

I hate to be cliche since it's so popular, but:

The Road - Cormac McCarthy


there's a reason it's popular.

I really need to pick this one up--I love post apocalyptic/dystopian literature and I've heard wonderful things about McCarthy.

Runner up: Say You're One of Them, by Uwem Akpan

I've heard great, great things about this collection and picked up a copy of it at a trade show last year. Another one I really need to read.

And can I just go OT for a sec and remark how unbelievable it is that '99 was a decade ago?

Yes, you can, because I'm doing the same thing.

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini. That book, in equal parts, mesmerized and scarred me.

Love, love, love this book. It's definitely in my top ten of the last decade. I liked it even better than The Kite Runner.

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

My sister got me this for Christmas last year--yet another on my long 'must read' list!

 

[M'Sharak]

And can I just go OT for a sec and remark how unbelievable it is that '99 was a decade ago?

Yes, you can, because I'm doing the same thing.

No kidding. I was all set to name Mason & Dixon until I realized that it had been out for more than ten years already.

 

[Mallet]

Underworld by Don DeLillo

 

[sidious618]

A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin. A truly epic and emotional novel.

 

[Venardhi]

A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin. A truly epic and emotional novel.

This was my knee-jerk choice, but I think I need to ponder it a bit more.

 

[sidious618]

A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin. A truly epic and emotional novel.

This was my knee-jerk choice, but I think I need to ponder it a bit more.

Cool to see another big fan.

My runner-up was Duma Key by Stephen King and I considered calling it a tie but ASOS won out by just a little bit.

 

[Trippy]

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini. That book, in equal parts, mesmerized and scarred me.

Love, love, love this book. It's definitely in my top ten of the last decade. I liked it even better than The Kite Runner.

I picked this up today. I read The Kite Runner a while back, so I imagine I'll enjoy this one too.