Check out GalleyCat's Best of 2004 Meta-List for Fiction. Best Book lists from Barnes & Noble, Christian Science Monitor, NYT, Publishers Weekly, SF Chronicle and many others.
The most interesting thing to me was The Master List. A breakdown of the number of "Best Of" appearances for the books showing up on the numerous lists. Check it out under the cut...
Title/ Author / Number of "Best of" Appearances
The Plot Against America: A Novel, Philip Roth 23
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke 20
The Master, Colm Toibin 17
The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst 16
Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell 14
Gilead, Marilynne Robinson 12
Snow, Orhan Pamuk 12
Runaway: Stories, Alice Munro 11
Aloft, Chang-rae Lee 10
The Falls, Joyce Carol Oates 9
The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon9
The Jane Austen Book Club, Karen Joy Fowler 8
Heir to the Glimmering World, Cynthia Ozick 8
The Egyptologist, Arthur Phillips 8
The Darling, Russell Banks 7
The Dew Breaker, Edwidge Danticat 7
The Last Crossing, Guy Vanderhaeghe7
Case Histories, Kate Atkinson 6
The Inner Circle, T. Coraghessan Boyle 6
War Trash, Ha Jin 6
A Bit on the Side, William Trevor 6
Natasha and Other Stories, David Bezmozgis 5
Birds Without Wings, Louis de Bernieres 5
Crossing California, Adam Langer 5
Little Children, Tom Perrotta 5
The Amateur Marriage, Anne Tyler 5
Sweet Land Stories, E.L. Doctorow 4
An Unfinished Season, Ward Just 4
Transmission, Hari Kunzru 4
Bandbox, Thomas Mallon 4
The Man in My Basement, Walter Mosley 4
The Double, Jose Saramago 4
The Finishing School, Muriel Spark 4
Villages, John Updike 4
Oblivion: Stories, David Foster Wallace 4
I Am Charlotte Simmons, Tom Wolfe 4
Harbor, Lorraine Adams 3
Wake Up, Sir!, Jonathan Ames 3
Maps for Lost Lovers, Nadeem Aslam 3
The Lemon Table, Julian Barnes 3
The Rules of Engagement, Anita Brookner 3
Little Black Book of Stories, A.S. Byatt 3
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection, Michael Chabon 3
You Remind Me of Me, Dan Chaon 3
Heaven Lake, John Dalton 3
The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant 3
Dark Voyage, Alan Furst 3
The Confessions of Max Tivoli, Andrew Sean Greer 3
Eventide, Kent Haruf 3
Skinny Dip, Carl Hiassen 3
Snakepit, Moses Isegawa 3
The Dark Tower, Stephen King 3
The Hamilton Case, Michelle de Kretser 3
Absolute Friends, John Le Carre 3
An Evening of Long Goodbyes, Paul Murray 3
Magic Seeds, V. S Naipaul 3
Wolves Eat Dogs, Martin Cruz Smith 3
Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction, Sue Townsend 3
Our Kind, Kate Walbert 3
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Father, Gao Xingjian 3
The most interesting thing to me was The Master List. A breakdown of the number of "Best Of" appearances for the books showing up on the numerous lists. Check it out under the cut...
Title/ Author / Number of "Best of" Appearances
The Plot Against America: A Novel, Philip Roth 23
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke 20
The Master, Colm Toibin 17
The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst 16
Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell 14
Gilead, Marilynne Robinson 12
Snow, Orhan Pamuk 12
Runaway: Stories, Alice Munro 11
Aloft, Chang-rae Lee 10
The Falls, Joyce Carol Oates 9
The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon9
The Jane Austen Book Club, Karen Joy Fowler 8
Heir to the Glimmering World, Cynthia Ozick 8
The Egyptologist, Arthur Phillips 8
The Darling, Russell Banks 7
The Dew Breaker, Edwidge Danticat 7
The Last Crossing, Guy Vanderhaeghe7
Case Histories, Kate Atkinson 6
The Inner Circle, T. Coraghessan Boyle 6
War Trash, Ha Jin 6
A Bit on the Side, William Trevor 6
Natasha and Other Stories, David Bezmozgis 5
Birds Without Wings, Louis de Bernieres 5
Crossing California, Adam Langer 5
Little Children, Tom Perrotta 5
The Amateur Marriage, Anne Tyler 5
Sweet Land Stories, E.L. Doctorow 4
An Unfinished Season, Ward Just 4
Transmission, Hari Kunzru 4
Bandbox, Thomas Mallon 4
The Man in My Basement, Walter Mosley 4
The Double, Jose Saramago 4
The Finishing School, Muriel Spark 4
Villages, John Updike 4
Oblivion: Stories, David Foster Wallace 4
I Am Charlotte Simmons, Tom Wolfe 4
Harbor, Lorraine Adams 3
Wake Up, Sir!, Jonathan Ames 3
Maps for Lost Lovers, Nadeem Aslam 3
The Lemon Table, Julian Barnes 3
The Rules of Engagement, Anita Brookner 3
Little Black Book of Stories, A.S. Byatt 3
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection, Michael Chabon 3
You Remind Me of Me, Dan Chaon 3
Heaven Lake, John Dalton 3
The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant 3
Dark Voyage, Alan Furst 3
The Confessions of Max Tivoli, Andrew Sean Greer 3
Eventide, Kent Haruf 3
Skinny Dip, Carl Hiassen 3
Snakepit, Moses Isegawa 3
The Dark Tower, Stephen King 3
The Hamilton Case, Michelle de Kretser 3
Absolute Friends, John Le Carre 3
An Evening of Long Goodbyes, Paul Murray 3
Magic Seeds, V. S Naipaul 3
Wolves Eat Dogs, Martin Cruz Smith 3
Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction, Sue Townsend 3
Our Kind, Kate Walbert 3
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Father, Gao Xingjian 3
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