Monday, November 16th, 2009
The 100 Best Books of the Decade according to The Times
The top 10 books of the decade (The Times):
1 The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006)
2 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2003)
3 Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama (2004)
4 Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers trans Robert Bringhurst (2002
5 Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky (2006)
6 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (2000) Read ‘Thin slicing’ of Malcolm Gladwell’s new book Outliers: The Story of Success
7 Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2002)
8 Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood (2008)
9 Atonement by Ian McEwan (2001)
10 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (2003)
Check out the full list of the 100 best books of the decade by the Times