Kirkus Best Books of 2011

1.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,497 ratings
2.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,204 ratings
3.
State of Wonder
State of Wonder 3.90 avg rating — 197,565 ratings
4.
The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding 3.99 avg rating — 115,137 ratings
5.
The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending 3.74 avg rating — 188,391 ratings
6.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,070 ratings
7.
The Family Fang
The Family Fang 3.62 avg rating — 32,204 ratings
8.
The Marriage Plot
The Marriage Plot 3.47 avg rating — 123,510 ratings
9.
The Paris Wife
The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating — 302,774 ratings
10.
The Magician King (The Magicians, #2)
The Magician King (The Magicians, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 103,893 ratings
11.
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by: Jo Nesbø
4.02 avg rating — 148,073 ratings
12.
Faith
Faith 3.85 avg rating — 13,973 ratings
13.
The Leftovers
The Leftovers 3.43 avg rating — 49,522 ratings
14.
The Submission
The Submission 3.67 avg rating — 12,684 ratings
15.
The Call
The Call 3.67 avg rating — 2,714 ratings
16.
The Hum and the Shiver (Tufa, #1)
The Hum and the Shiver (Tufa, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 4,724 ratings
17.
The Troubled Man (Kurt Wallander, #10)
The Troubled Man (Kurt Wallander, #10) 3.98 avg rating — 18,669 ratings
18.
The Woodcutter
The Woodcutter 4.09 avg rating — 5,787 ratings
19.
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt 3.88 avg rating — 41,724 ratings
20.
The Complaints (Malcolm Fox, #1)
The Complaints (Malcolm Fox, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 15,142 ratings
21.
Galore
Galore 3.75 avg rating — 5,752 ratings
22.
The Infernals (Samuel Johnson, #2)
The Infernals (Samuel Johnson, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 3,972 ratings
23.
Lucifer's Tears (Inspector Kari Vaara, #2)
Lucifer's Tears (Inspector Kari Vaara, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 2,394 ratings
24.
A Moment in the Sun
A Moment in the Sun 3.89 avg rating — 780 ratings
24.
Trackers (Lemmer #2)
Trackers (Lemmer #2) 3.91 avg rating — 2,670 ratings
26.
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1)
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 22,522 ratings
26.
Turn of Mind
Turn of Mind 3.64 avg rating — 14,996 ratings
28.
We the Animals
We the Animals 3.73 avg rating — 25,954 ratings
29.
We Others: New and Selected Stories
We Others: New and Selected Stories 3.93 avg rating — 981 ratings
30.
Annabel
Annabel 3.84 avg rating — 11,927 ratings
31.
Bright and Distant Shores
Bright and Distant Shores 3.71 avg rating — 863 ratings
32.
Bloodmoney
Bloodmoney 3.85 avg rating — 3,129 ratings
33.
Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes 3.44 avg rating — 3,496 ratings
33.
A Cupboard Full of Coats
A Cupboard Full of Coats 3.65 avg rating — 2,566 ratings
35.
Drawing Conclusions (Commissario Brunetti, #20)
Drawing Conclusions (Commissario Brunetti, #20) 3.91 avg rating — 9,736 ratings
36.
Ladies and Gentlemen
Ladies and Gentlemen
by: Adam Ross
3.67 avg rating — 585 ratings
37.
Open City
Open City
by: Teju Cole
3.49 avg rating — 17,169 ratings
38.
Orientation and Other Stories
Orientation and Other Stories 3.78 avg rating — 1,260 ratings
39.
Other People's Money
Other People's Money 3.54 avg rating — 972 ratings
40.
Last Man in Tower
Last Man in Tower 3.57 avg rating — 7,859 ratings
41.
Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch, #8)
Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch, #8) 4.19 avg rating — 62,018 ratings
42.
Trophy
Trophy 3.94 avg rating — 54 ratings
43.
American Masculine
American Masculine
by: Shann Ray
3.91 avg rating — 188 ratings
44.
Back of Beyond (Highway Quartet, #1)
Back of Beyond (Highway Quartet, #1)
by: C.J. Box
4.11 avg rating — 26,475 ratings
45.
This Burns My Heart
This Burns My Heart 3.76 avg rating — 1,639 ratings
46.
The Forgotten Waltz
The Forgotten Waltz 3.19 avg rating — 6,399 ratings
47.
Dead Dogs and Englishmen (Emily Kincaid Mysteries, #4)
Dead Dogs and Englishmen (Emily Kincaid Mysteries, #4) 3.41 avg rating — 176 ratings
48.
The Empty Family: Stories
The Empty Family: Stories 3.66 avg rating — 2,518 ratings
49.
Eyes Wide Open
Eyes Wide Open 3.70 avg rating — 4,526 ratings
49.
In This Light: New and Selected Stories
In This Light: New and Selected Stories 4.11 avg rating — 74 ratings
51.
Misterioso (A-gruppen/Intercrime, #1)
Misterioso (A-gruppen/Intercrime, #1)
by: Arne Dahl
3.63 avg rating — 4,620 ratings
52.
Moondogs
Moondogs 3.68 avg rating — 424 ratings
53.
Guilt by Association (Rachel Knight, #1)
Guilt by Association (Rachel Knight, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 5,822 ratings
54.
The Gentleman's Hour (Boone Daniels, #2)
The Gentleman's Hour (Boone Daniels, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 5,434 ratings
55.
The Grief of Others
The Grief of Others 3.33 avg rating — 2,960 ratings
56.
The Outlaw Album
The Outlaw Album 3.79 avg rating — 2,354 ratings
57.
The Informant (Butcher's Boy, #3)
The Informant (Butcher's Boy, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 5,346 ratings
58.
The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1)
The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 23,445 ratings
59.
Red on Red
Red on Red 3.39 avg rating — 899 ratings
60.
Reamde
Reamde 3.99 avg rating — 56,790 ratings
61.
Scholar (Imager Portfolio, #4)
Scholar (Imager Portfolio, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 3,451 ratings
62.
The Mighty Walzer
The Mighty Walzer 3.49 avg rating — 470 ratings
63.
The Sly Company of People Who Care
The Sly Company of People Who Care 3.21 avg rating — 599 ratings
64.
The Stranger You Seek (Keye Street, #1)
The Stranger You Seek (Keye Street, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 4,194 ratings
65.
Once Upon a Time, There Was You
Once Upon a Time, There Was You 3.29 avg rating — 8,552 ratings
66.
The Tragedy of Arthur
The Tragedy of Arthur 3.44 avg rating — 3,002 ratings
66.
Until the Dawn's Light
Until the Dawn's Light 3.31 avg rating — 178 ratings
68.
Very Bad Men (David Loogan, #2)
Very Bad Men (David Loogan, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
69.
The Year We Left Home
The Year We Left Home 3.39 avg rating — 6,678 ratings
70.
Echoes of the Dead (Monika Paniatowski, #3)
Echoes of the Dead (Monika Paniatowski, #3)
by: Spencer
4.18 avg rating — 675 ratings
71.
Embassytown
Embassytown 3.90 avg rating — 33,989 ratings
72.
With Fate Conspire (The Onyx Court #4)
With Fate Conspire (The Onyx Court #4) 3.93 avg rating — 350 ratings
73.
The King of Diamonds (Inspector Trave, #2)
The King of Diamonds (Inspector Trave, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 289 ratings
74.
Partitions
Partitions 3.99 avg rating — 957 ratings
75.
Pictures of You
Pictures of You 3.46 avg rating — 8,470 ratings
76.
The Prague Cemetery
The Prague Cemetery 3.51 avg rating — 29,536 ratings
77.
The Richest Hill on Earth
The Richest Hill on Earth 3.30 avg rating — 88 ratings
78.
Rizzo's Fire (Joe Rizzo, #2)
Rizzo's Fire (Joe Rizzo, #2) 3.49 avg rating — 150 ratings
79.
The Rock Hole
The Rock Hole 3.95 avg rating — 933 ratings
80.
Rule 34 (Halting State, #2)
Rule 34 (Halting State, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 8,437 ratings
81.
The Secret History of Costaguana
The Secret History of Costaguana 3.70 avg rating — 890 ratings
82.
The Sisters
The Sisters 3.33 avg rating — 4,138 ratings
83.
Spellbound (Spellwright, #2)
Spellbound (Spellwright, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
84.
Stealing Mona Lisa
Stealing Mona Lisa 3.65 avg rating — 1,093 ratings
85.
Thick As Thieves
Thick As Thieves 3.52 avg rating — 765 ratings
86.
The Trinity Six
The Trinity Six 3.86 avg rating — 5,945 ratings
87.
When the Saints
When the Saints 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings
88.
Buzz Aldrin, waar ben je gebleven?
Buzz Aldrin, waar ben je gebleven? 4.05 avg rating — 6,044 ratings