Books read in 2008
Submitted by heatherhug on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 04:10
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- "A Free Life" by Ha Jin
- "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
- "Animal Dreams" by Barbara Kingsolver
- "Over the Edge of the World" by Laurence Bergreen
- "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Philippa Gregory
- "The Queen's Fool" by Philippa Gregory
- "Einstein" by Walter Isaacson
- "I Know This Much Is True" by Wally Lamb
- "Apathy and Other Small Victories" by Paul Neilan
- "On Chesil Beach" by Ian McEwan
- "Tree of Smoke" by Denis Johnson
- "The Innocent Traitor" by Alison Weir
- "Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" by Haruki Murakami
- "Amsterdam" by Ian McEwan
- "Herzog" by Saul Bellow
- "The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America" by Jeffrey Rosen
- "Continental Drift" by Russell Banks
- "Supreme Conflict: the Inside Story of the Struggly for Control of the US Supreme Court" by Jan Crawford Greenburg
- "Saturday" by Ian McEwan
- "Shantaram" by Gregory David Roberts
- "Breaking Free" by Herschel Walker
- "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz
- "Lush Life" by Richard Price
- "Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama
- "The Savage Detectives" by Roberto Bolano
- "Out Stealing Horses" by Per Petterson
- "Dress Your Family in Curdoroy and Denim" by David Sedaris
- "Nixon and Mao" by Margaret McMillan
- "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
- "The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language" by Ceatherine Kenealley
- "Blindness" by Jose Saramago
- "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" by David Sedaris
- "FDR" by Jean Edward Smith
- "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett
- "My Custom Van, and 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face" by Michael Ian Black
- "Away" by Amy Bloom
- "Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists" by Susan Neiman
- "Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver
- "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals" by Jane Mayer
- "Shadow Catcher" by Marianne Wiggins
- "The Cave" by Jose Saramago
- "London Fields" by Martin Amis
- "Mister Pip" by Lloyd Jones
- "Netherland" by Joseph O'Neill
- "The Night Watch" by Sarah Waters
- "Lincoln" by David Herbert Donald
- "To Siberia" by Per Petterson
- "Haunted" by Chuck Palahniuk
- "The Abstinence Teacher" by Tom Perrota
- "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
- "The Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency" by Barton Gellman
- "The Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb
- "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil" by Hannah Arendt
- "A Bend in the River" by V.S. Naipaul
- "Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters
- "White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga
- "Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk
- "Little Children" by Tom Perotta
- "The Lady Elizabeth" by Alison Weir
- "The Moviegoer" by Walker Percy
Great list.
You know, when I made this list, I thought it would be about 1-2 books a month...I was pleasantly surprise that I read far more than that, but still would like to read more! I'm open to any recommendations...
The Flying Troutmans Miriam Toews
The History of Love Nicole Krauss
Thanks, added them to my Wishlist!
That's so funny. I read the same 4 Ian McEwan books this year too. Did you enjoy them? Did you have a favorite?
I loved them, hence I kept reading his books :). "Atonement" was my favorite, followed closely by "Saturday." I liked "On Chesil Beach" very much, but did not like "Amsterdam" at all. Really, I thought "Atonement" would be over-rated, but it's not, definitely one of my favorites.