Jan
Book Awards 2007
I know you are waiting with baited breath…more “awards”!
What with moving across country and a few 700-850 pagers, I didn’t make it to my 52 books per year goal, but shall we say that quality is more important than quantity? I read some great books in the past year, but a few stick out above and beyond. Remember, these aren’t the best books of 2007, but the best books I read in 2007.
Most favorite book read:
What is the What by Dave Eggers – read it today.
Honorable mentions (in no particular order):
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, Inheritance of Loss by Keran Desai, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sula by Toni Morrison, and Yes Man by Danny Wallace. What an odd bunch that is.
Here is to reading in 2008! 52, I’m ready!
02Jan
I’m very happy to see you enjoyed “Cloud Atlas”! His others are great as well, all of them (though I see you weren’t so sold on “Black Swan Green”, which I totally loved). You might like some Haruki Murakami, too, by the by. I’ll check out “What is the What” – thanks for the recommendation.
02Jan
I had to chime in and agree with your “Favorite” designation for Eggers’ “What is the What.” While I just devoured that book last year, I felt so alone–I can’t seem to convince others to read it!