Notable books of 2007

Amit Varma posted a link to the 100 notable books of 2007 and wondered how many his blog readers had read.

Answer: None.

But I am a big McEwan fan. So, On Chesil Beach is on my to-read list. I have not read any Murakami yet (other than his short stories collection - After the quake)...but probably should read one of his earlier books rather than the one from this year - After Dark. Which do you recommend be my first Murakami book? Have heard a lot about Wind-up Bird Chronicle but maybe its not the best first Murakami novel to read? (Update: Just remembered - I had read Sputnik Sweetheart last year.)

Also I like Phillip Roth but just recently read The Counterlife. So, don't think I'm reading Exit Ghost any time soon. Probably should/will read his other recent book The Plot against America, where he talks about where a Nazi-mindset Charles Lindbergh comes to power etc., some day!

Also should read The reluctant fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, a "chilling novel narrated by a Pakistani who tells his life story to an unnamed American after the attacks of 9/11."

Am also a fan of Alice Munro and so her book of short stories, The view from Castle Rock may be worth a read. There are many other good books in there, including collections of poems by Robert Haas and Derek Walcott.

And this is all just in the fiction section. The non-fiction section is full of many books that seem worthy of investing ones time into.

So many great books to read, just one lifetime.