In August 2012, the novel was chosen as a Target club pick.

The novel was chosen as a selection for Oprah's Book Club in 2004.

In 2011, a "novel of the decade" was chosen due to lack of sponsorship to hold the customary award.

The novel is chosen each year by the editor of the eponymous magazine.

The novel was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection for March 1999.

The novel has been chosen as a good text for high school gifted students to study.

On June 11, the top 12 novels were chosen in the framework of a television show presented by cultural celebrities.

The novel was also chosen by GQ magazine as one of the 50 best of the last 50 years.

By 2004, the novel had been chosen by 25 communities for variations of the citywide reading program, more than any other novel.

In 2005 the novel was chosen by Time as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.