The Top 20

Below are our top 20-ish titles, with the proponent of each book listed. Click a title for our post about the book.

1.   Lonesome Dove, McMurtry (9.0)--Paul
2.   Demon Copperhead, Kingsolver (8.9)--Glenn
3.   Nobody's Fool, Russo (8.8)--Doug
4.   Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff..., Moore (8.7)--Dan
5.   Deacon King Kong, McBride (8.5)--Doug
5.   So Big, Ferber (8.5)--Glenn
7.   In Cold Blood, Capote (8.4)--Roy
7.   Heart of Darkness, Conrad (8.4)--Glenn
7.   Close Range: Wyoming Stories, Proulx (8.4)--Tom
7.   Butcher's Crossing, Williams (8.4)--Jack
11.  Blindness, Saramago (8.3)--Stan
11.  Sweet Promised Land, Laxalt (8.3)--Armando
13.  The Sympathizer,  Nguyen (8.2)--Doug
13.  Hellhound on His Trail, Sides (8.2)--Dean
13.  Erasure, Everett (8.2)--Larry
13.  The Sympathizer, Nguyen (8.2)--Doug
13.  Train Dreams, Johnson (8.2)--Dean
18.  The Great Santini, Conroy (8.1)--Larry
18.  The Cat's Table, Ondaatje (8.1)--Roy