Some of the better books I read this year were Cloud Atlas, Carrion Comfort and The Power of the Dog, but the clear winner of the Purple Book Award this year was The Grapes of Wrath.
- 43. '48 by James Herbert
- 42. C by Tom McCarthy
- 41. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
- 40. The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War by Arthur Machen
- 39. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- 38. From the Mouth of the Whale by Sjon
- 37. The Godwhale by T J Bass
- 36. Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
- 35. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
- 34. Lionel ASBO by Martin Amis
- 33. Then by Julie Myerson
- 32. The Separation by Christopher Priest
- 31. In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut
- 30. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
- 29. Kelwin by Neal Barrett, Jr
- 28. The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
- 27. Vandenberg by Oliver Lange
- 26. Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
- 25. Blood Red Snow by Gunther K. Koschorrek
- 24. Crater's Edge by Michal Giedroyc
- 23. Escape From New York by Mike McQuay
- 22. The Man With the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren
- 21. Attack State Red by Richard Kemp & Chris Hughes
- 20. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
- 19. Twelve Days on the Somme by Sidney Rogerson
- 18. Pure by Andrew Miller
- 17. With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge
- 16. Dog Boy by Eva Hornung
- 15. The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill
- 14. Summer of no Surrender by Richard Townshend Bickers
- 13. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- 12. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- 11. Afterlight by Alex Scarrow
- 10. War by Sebastian Junger
- 9. The Pastel City by M. John Harrison
- 8. Genesis by Bernard Beckett
- 7. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
- 6. The Dog of the South by Charles Portis
- 5. Pendulum by John Christopher
- 4. Run by Blake Crouch
- 3. The Woman by Jack Ketchum
- 2. Them or Us by David Moody
- 1. The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Bracket
