While, in all honesty, it seems a bit too early to name the books that have most defined the opening decade of the 21st century--the so-called noughties--Britain’s Daily Telegraph has taken a crack at doing just that. Its top five picks are J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father, Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, Dave Eggers’ A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. However, a number of crime, mystery, and thriller novels also qualify for this list, including: Sleepyhead, by Mark Billingham; The Fifth Woman, by Henning Mankell; The Ghost, by Robert Harris; The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith; and of course The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson. You’ll find the Telegraph’s full rundown here.
(Hat tip to Campaign for the American Reader.)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
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