Saturday, September 13, 2008

2008 Books

1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
2. The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai
3. Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer
4. Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
5. Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
6. The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan
7. A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah
8. Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
9. The Emporer's Children - Claire Messud
10. The Secret Life of Lobsters - Trevor Corson
11. Under the Net - Iris Murdoch
12. Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
13. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
14. The Known World - Edward P. Jones
15. Snow - Orhan Pamuk
16. The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill
17. Fishing With John - Edith Iglauer
18. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
19. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon
20. The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
21. Fifth Business - Robertson Davies
22. My Father's Secret War - Lucinda Franks
23. Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

3 comments:

Crumbolst said...

Nice list! You are already tied with last year. Keep it going!

Dadiator said...

This is a great list, and I'm loath to encourage you to read bad books, but negative reviews sure are fun to read! You've put a bee in my bonnett to read something longer than 32 pages.

WeSailFurther said...

Nice work this year. I look forward to reading your reviews in 09. Maybe even some books you like?