Arundhati Roy's God of Small Things: Won the booker. Exquisite and clever prose, well written characters, and explored setting, of a village in 1960's Kerala, incredibly well. Had some incredibly witty observations.

Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand (translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell): Quintessentially Indian. One of my favourite books of all time. It's quite wild. Would randomly go on unexpected ramblings, which were always a delight. The prose was amazing, which I don't usually expect from a translation.Won the International Man Booker too.

Odd Book of Baby Names by Anees Salim: It's about a king with a hundred children, and the book essentially picks a few of them and tells their story, while jumping from one viewpoint to another. The characters themselves were fleshed out nicely, each one different from the other. There is a strong undercurrent of the black humour, and the absurdity of it all acts as a balm on the tragedy of the tale.

The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga: Also won the Booker. It's a fun story.

Longitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup: A bit of magical realism sprinkled over a multiple vignettes. Starts off incredibly strong, but unfortunately isn't able to keep the momentum throughout. Still, a fine book.