on so many lists. And Cloud Atlas. You know those are two huge favorites of mine.

I just finished one that I love and I don't know if it's going to make the grade on longterm favorites but I do want to recommend it: The God of War, by Marissa Silver.

I don't know if I can list my favorites from this decade, but I do know that Cloud Atlas and The Last Samurai would top the list and I'm pretty clear that Netherland goes on that list, too.

Hmm, maybe The Zero, by Jess Walter. Or maybe Citizen Vince. I always have a hard time deciding between those two.
Plowing the Dark, by Richard Powers
The Human Stain, by Philip Roth (I think the last two were both published in 2000)
Erasure, by Percival Everett. Or pick any Percival Everett from the decade and put it on the list. Erasure is a standout book but so is Wounded, so is God's Country.

Let me chew on this some more.


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All meetings end in separation
All acquisition ends in dispersion
All life ends in death
- The Buddha

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