The best fiction of 2011 – Books – Salon.com
In a stellar year for the novel, these five books stood above all others
Salon’s Laura Miller lists the five best novels of the year:
- The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Pym by Mat Johnson
- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
- The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips
- The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
There are links to Salon’s review of each book.
And, as a bonus, there’s an extensive list of “honorable mentions.”