Potter, Pi, and Pilgrim: What any library of the aughts ought to contain (Honorable mention not from Canada)
This is one of the 743 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.
About this list
The National Post (newspaper), 7 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 honorable mention 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | 2666 | Roberto Bolaño | 2004 | Chilean | Spanish | |
| 475 | Gilead | Marilynne Robinson | 2004 | American | English | |
| 1780 | A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius | Dave Eggers | 2000 | American | English | |
| 3869 | We Need To Talk About Kevin | Lionel Shriver | 2003 | American | English | |
| 418 | The Human Stain | Philip Roth | 2000 | American | English | |
| 369 | The Year of Magical Thinking | Joan Didion | 2005 | American | English | |
| 221 | White Teeth | Zadie Smith | 2000 | British | English |