According to Entertainment Weekly these are the best books of 2008:
1. SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, Uwem Akpan
2. THE BOOK OF DAHLIA, Elisa Albert
3. OLIVE KITTERIDGE, Elizabeth Strout
4. LUSH LIFE, Richard Price
5. BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON, Dash Shaw
6. THE HOUSE ON FORTUNE STREET, Margot Livesey
7. DISQUIET, Julia Leigh
8. THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, David Wroblewski
9. AMERICAN WIFE, Curtis Sittenfeld
10. WHAT HAPPENED TO ANNA K., Irina Reyn
And here are the worst:
1. CHASING HARRY WINSTON, Lauren Weisberger
2. THE LACE READER,
Brunonia Barry
3. THE GARGOYLE,
Andrew Davidson
4. BRIGHT SHINY MORNING, James Frey
5. A WOLF AT THE TABLE, Augusten Burroughs
2 comments:
I haven't heard of half the best ones! I loved The Gargoyle,and have heard great things about The Lace Reader.
Goes to show how subjective the reading experience is to individuals I guess!
You've got that right Marg! It all depends on the readers personal opinion. :) But I'm always curious about what the "critics" think is hot and not. ;)
I'm going to try to read a few on both lists. I think that The Book of Dahlia looks pretty interesting. A friend of mine read American Wife and she loved it. I'm thinking of picking up Chasing Harry Winston and The Gargoyle.
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