• Kazuo Ishiguro - The Unconsoled

I've read most of his books, but this was the most magical for me. Knowing nothing about it was important, and it gave me a feeling of unease almost from the beginning.

• Thomas Pynchon - Mason & Dixon

Someone else mentioned Pynchon, and I absolutely loved this book. It's huge and absurdly ambitious and I learned a lot about astronomy, but it's also an all-time great bromance and there's a talking dog.