The Best Novels of 2007
the best novels of the year

Great Books Guide selects the best
novels published during 200
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The Top Five

Denis Johnson:  Tree of Smoke
Michael Chabon  The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Ian McEwan:  On Chesil Beach
Mario Vargas Llosa:  The Bad Girl
Steven Hall:  The Raw Shark Texts


Runners Up & Honorable Mention

Alan Bennett:  The Uncommon Reader
J.K. Rowling   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Michael Chabon:  Gentlemen of the Road
Roberto Bolaño:  The Savage Detectives
Ann Patchett:  Run