author · 1/10 picks in the top 100
"I have chosen 10 titles that I feel have advanced what it is the novel can – and should – do, while also taking into considering the influence each has had on my own reading enjoyment and writing career."
| # | Title | Author | Critics | Readers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinson Crusoe | Daniel Defoe | — | |
| 2 | Hunger | Knut Hamsun | — | |
| 3 | Maurice | E. M. Forster | — | |
| 4 | Trout Fishing in America | Richard Brautigan | — | |
| 5 | Union Street | Pat Barker | — | |
| 6 | Giovanni's Room | James Baldwin | #44 | — |
| 7 | American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis | — | |
| 8 | The Baron in the Trees | Italo Calvino | — | |
| 9 | A Month in the Country | J. L. Carr | — | |
| 10 | The Slaves of Solitude | Patrick Hamilton | — |
Voters with the most books in common.