2006 Book Awards

I thought I could do it this year, but didn’t make it. I sort of planned to try to read 52 books last year…one a week. Some I know I read in a few days, but others (and life) slow me down. I read some great books last year and it was hard picking one that was really the best. But I love awards, so….

The best book I read in 2006:
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Flawed and critiqued as it is, this book pushed the traditional novel boundries, and really made me think about the characters, relationships and self. I have found myself at times doing things like brushing my teeth and thinking about parts in this book. Yes, its messy, but everyone who likes reading should read this book.

There are also many honorable mentions including: On Beauty by Zadie Smith, Three Junes by Julia Glass, Never Let Me Go by Kauzo Ishiguro, Going After Cacciato by Tim O’Brien, Sleep Toward Heaven : A Novel by Amanda Eyre Ward and Regeneration by Pat Barker.

Here’s to reading in 2007!

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