BBC文化专栏作者JaneCiabattari向几十位书评家发出了问卷，请他们列出在他们心目中，新千年以来出版的最棒的英文小说。他们总共列出了本小说，根据投票BBC选出了12本最优秀的小说。

1.JunotDíaz,TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao()朱诺·迪亚斯，《奥斯卡·瓦奥短暂而奇妙的一生》（年）

　　ThewinnerinthisBBCCulturecriticspollisJunotDiazsfirstnovel,aboutNewJerseyghetto-nerdOscar,whodreamsofbeingtheDominican-AmericanTolkienandfindinglove.Italsowasnamedasthenumber-onebookbythemostcritics.ItisabigdealformetofallinlovewithabookwhenitsDNAissciencefiction,fantasyandtestosterone,saysElizabethTaylor,TheChicagoTribunesliteraryeditor-at-large.ThiswasonlythesecondbookbyaLatinoauthortoreceivethePulitzerPrizeinfiction,notescriticandauthorRigobertoGonzalez.OscarWaoreaffirmedthestrongconnectionsLatinosmaintainwiththeirancestralhomelandsculture,languageandhistory.Italsore-energisedthesequestions:WhoisAmerican?WhatistheAmericanexperience?(Riverhead)

这次BBC文化栏目评选的最佳小说是朱诺·迪亚斯的处女作，该书主人公名叫奥斯卡，他是来自新泽西贫民窟的多米尼加裔美国宅男，他渴望与异性接触，并梦想着成为美国的托尔金。大多数评论员将其列为书单中的第一名。《芝加哥论坛报》的文学特约编辑伊丽莎白·泰勒评价道：“我从未想过，我会如此钟爱一本充满白日梦和男性荷尔蒙的科幻小说。”评论家、作家里戈伯特·冈萨雷斯表示：“迪亚斯是第二位荣获普利策奖的拉丁裔小说作家。”评论家、剧作家格雷格·巴里奥斯同样盛赞：“奥斯卡·瓦奥重新确认了拉丁美洲人与家乡的文化、语言和历史之间根深蒂固的联系。这也让我们重新思考：什么样的人才是美国人？美国印象到底是什么？”（Riverhead出版社）

SetinontheplantationofHenryTownsend–bornaslave,nowaslave-owner–TheKnownWorldisatriumphofempathy,immersingreadersina 　　Mantelsboldlyreimaginedsagaof16thCenturyEurope,toldfromtheperspectiveofThomasCromwell,wontheManBookerandNationalBookCriticsCircleawards,wasadaptedtothestageandhasbeenfilmedasanewBBCminiseries.Thebrillianceofretellinganoft-toldtaleisbeautifullyillustratedinMantelsflawlessexaminationofpowerthroughtheriseofThomasCromwell,notescriticKarenRLong.MaryAnnGwinn,SeattleTimesbookeditorandco-hostofWellReadTV,writes:Ihaveneverfeltso 　　TheRevJohnAmes,asmall-townIowaminister,describeshislifeandanti-slaveryheritagetohisyoungsonindazzlinglyricallanguageinthisfirstinstalmentofRobinsonstrilogy(alongwithHomeandLila).Icantthinkofalivingnovelistwhowritesmoreseriouslyandprofoundlyaboutreligiousfaith,writescriticandauthorDawnRaffel,whorankedGileadfirstonherlist.Robinsonisbothanideaswriterandanexquisiteprosestylist,investigatingthebigquestionswithintheintimatespaceoffamilyand