Somehow I see a good thing disintegrating slowly. Perhaps pdurrant can state his rationale for choosing a non-anonymous poll more clearly? Could be a good reason lurking in the background I don't see at the moment. (BTW - MR will know who voted what anyway
) The additional surveys I don't like personally.
Back to the literature. Except for "Wind in the Willows" (dimly remembered) I missed out on all the children/ya books. In my youth those weren't part of the canon in Germany. Can a children/ya book be the best of the decade - yes of course imho. Perhaps such a win would be fitting for the "childhood" of the 20th century - grimmer decades will follow shortly.
My vote goes to Nostromo. Wait a moment. No - haven't been hit by lightning. There you are.