Geoff Schumacher

I read a lot of books this decade, more than I ever had in any previous decade. Despite being a voracious reader, I’m disappointed not to have read a lot more. I haven’t gotten around yet to so many great books. Nevertheless, I think I’ve read enough of them over the past 10 years to offer a decent list of my favorites.

Here, in no particular order, is my favorite fiction published from 2000-2009.

- Empire Falls, Richard Russo

- John Henry Days, Colson  Whitehead

- Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling

- Drop City, T.C. Boyle

- The Known World, Edward P. Jones

- Atonement, Ian McEwan

- Snow, Orhan Pamuk

- The Road, Cormac McCarthy

- Citizen Vince, Jess Walter

- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz

- The Motel Life, Willy Vlautin

- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon

- Inherent Vice, Thomas Pynchon

- The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon

- Dangerous Laughter, Steven Millhauser

- True North, Jim Harrison