On December 18, 2025, The Observer posted on its website the list of the 25 best books for the first quarter of the 21st century.
Readers also get a chance to vote their top 3 from the list and to vote their own choice of best book.
What do you think of “London Orbital” being included in the best books of the first quarter of the century? What do you think of The Observer’s choice of books in general? And what is missing from the list for you?
I absolutely love London Orbital, I have the book and audible, living as I did then in Cheshunt the M25 took me to and fro to Barnet every day for twenty years, the script brings it all back to me, Enfield, Waltham Cross, Potters Bar, it’s my bedtime listen, s masterpiece