Best Books of 2011: #1-10

Posted on 30 November 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Finally, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the big reveal of the Top 10 from our Best Books of 2011 list.

  1. State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
  2. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
  3. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
  4. Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
  5. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
  6. The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
  7. The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer
  8. Townie by Andre Dubus III
  9. What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes
  10. In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Check out the full list here. Wondering what book took the #1 spot a year ago? You can find our “Best of 2010″ coverage here.

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Trisha likes European vacations and novels by and biographies of smart women. She often starts home improvement projects at inopportune times.
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2 Responses to Best Books of 2011: #1-10

  1. Jaime Aron says:
    1 December 2011 at 7:40 am

    The Art of Fielding.

  2. LaraP says:
    19 December 2011 at 1:54 pm

    Agree: The Art of Fielding was phenomenal (though some friends tell me they read the first 50 pages and just could not keep going). Also props to ‘The Night Circus’ by Erin Morgenstern – great fantasy. Mystery-wise, I’m going with ‘Before I Go to Sleep’ by S.J. Watson. All of these, in my opinion, are among the best novels of 2011. Hard to limit any list to just 10 or so…same with the best non-fiction books of 2011 (I added Didion, and voted like a fiend for it)! Overall, I’d say we had a great 2011 for excellent, compelling reads in a variety of genres!