My fiction picks for the past 25 years

The New York Times published their list of the best works of fiction over the past 25 years. The Times canvassed a panel of 125 distinguished experts of one sort or another to gather their results. Toni Morrison's Beloved came out on top.

I pick both American Tabloid by James Ellroy and Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Our world is awash in blood. The worlds created in these two novels are awash in blood too. These books hold a mirror to an unpleasant truth.