books of the decade

The Bradford-Ewart List of Top Ten

Books of the Decade

This is the most difficult of all the lists, since we don’t generally read new books, especially if they’re hyped up. There’s so many books out there, and there’s probably many that would be on this list if we had read them. But, alas, we can’t read them all, and list we must!

This is Lindsay’s list. Nicholas may or may not add one of his own later. Also, our books are in boxes right now, so the lists may change as books get unpacked and demand to be recognized. As always, personal experiences are considered for each choice. They must have been published this decade, on paper, online publications weren’t considered.

number one:

House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

number two:

Staying Alive (poetry anthology) by various authors, edited by Neil Astley

number three:

Your Whole Family is Made out of Meat (Dinosaur Comics) by Ryan North

number four:

A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews

number five:

Castle Waiting by Linda Medley

number six:

A History of the Wife by Marilyn Yalom

number seven:

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore

number eight:

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

number nine:

Today’s New International Version of the Bible (gender neutral language)

number ten:

Word Warriors (Feminist Spoken Word Anthology) by various authors, edited by Alix Olsen