Potter, Pi, and Pilgrim: What any library of the aughts ought to contain (Best not from Canada)
This is one of the 759 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.
About this list
The National Post (newspaper), 10 Books
The National Post, a famous and popular Canadian newspaper published an article in January of 2010 about the best books of the 2000s. They did both Canadian specific, International specific, as well as honorable mentions for both lists. This list is the best non-Canadian novels of the 2000s.
They asked a broad selection of Canadian writers, critics, editors, agents, bloggers, and others who work in the publishing industry.
This list was originally published in 2010 and was added to this site about 2 years ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 | A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius | Dave Eggers | 2000 | American | English | |
| 237 | The Corrections | Jonathan Franzen | 2001 | American | English | |
| 314 | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay | Michael Chabon | 2000 | American | English | |
| 290 | The Road | Cormac McCarthy | 2006 | American | English | |
| 2887 | Everything Is Illuminated | Jonathan Safran Foer | 2002 | American | English | |
| 2425 | Platform | Michel Houellebecq | 2001 | French | French | |
| 266 | Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro | 2005 | British | English | |
| 4299 | Remainder | Tom McCarthy | 2005 | British | English | |
| 1790 | The Master | Colm Toibin | 2004 | Irish | English | |
| 14985 | No One Belongs Here More Than You | Miranda July | 2007 | American | English |