In a 2009 poll by The Millions a panel of writers , critics , and editors voted The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao the eighth - best novel since 2000 .
Readers ranked novel in first place .
In a 2009 poll by The Millions a panel of writers , critics , and editors voted The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao the eighth - best novel since 2000 , and readers ranked it in first place .