My favorites
I’ve tried to confine my enthusiasm to the books I loved the very best, though it’s often a tough choice.
2009
American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
After the Fire, a Still, Small Voice, by Evie Wylde
I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak
City of Thieves, by David Benioff
2010
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, by Jean-Dominique Bauby
The Interrogative Mood, by Padgett Powell
Homer and Langley, by E.L. Doctorow
The Financial Lives of the Poets, by Jess Walter
Requiem, Mass., by John Dufresne
Lean On Pete, by Willy Vlautin
2011
Peace like a River, by Leif Enger
Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto, by Maile Chapman
Await Your Reply, by Dan Chaon
Solar, by Ian McEwan
Skippy Dies, by Paul Murray
Room, by Emma Donoghue
We the Animals, by Justin Torres