So, hot on the heels of the stats roundup is another annual thing that I've now saddled myself with: the Books Of The Year thing. I'd say this was one of the more difficult years to pick three from as there weren't really three that stood out above the others - that sounds like a terrible indictment of a whole year of beige mediocrity novel-wise, but I don't think that'd be right.
The tail-end of 2026 will mark the scarcely-believable twentieth anniversary of this blog, so maybe if I am, or indeed any of us are, still alive at that point I'll do some sort of overall Top Ten countdown or something.
| Year | Author | Title | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Trevanian | Shibumi | tending his garden, perfecting his go technique, exploring the extensive local cave systems and having eye-wateringly athletic tantric sex |
| Jonathan Franzen | Freedom | Freed of any obligation to Patty, Walter and Lalitha quickly start going at it like knives | |
| Christopher Priest | The Prestige | spooky banging on the table, rattling of curtains and maybe a bit of the old ectoplasm on special occasions |
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