Comments on: BTT: Favorite Books of 2008

By: caite

caite — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:57:13 +0000

Unlike you, I am not a huge fan of historical fiction but I too loved Guernica. A very good book…

By: Toni Gomez

Toni Gomez — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:19:21 +0000

I really want to read Janeology and American Wife. I’ve read of few off your list.

Nice picks.

By: Alyce

Alyce — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:04:33 +0000

I’m excited to see a few of my TBR books on your list!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:19:03 +0000

The Gargoyle was my favorite this year. I’m glad to see it on your list.

Btw, I gave you an award.

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:49:09 +0000

This is a great list – I’ve read a few of these and many are on my TBR list.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:47:01 +0000

I just bought a book by John Scalzi after hearing good things about him (even though I really don’t like sci-fi) so I’m really glad to see he’s on your list, too! Awesome.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:33:00 +0000

I will add American Wife to the list. I’m glad you enjoyed The Handmaid’s Tale, one of the most chilling novel I’ve read!
I have posted my selections for 2008 on New Year’s Eve.

Best New Fiction 2008

The Future of Love, Shirley Abbott
Letter from Point Clear, Dennis McFarland
Finding Nouf, Zoë Ferraris
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein

Best Backlist Fiction

The Birds Fall Down, Rebecca West
The Uncommon Reader, Alan Bennett
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Marina Lewycka
The Dreyfus Affair, Peter Lefcourt
Kansas in August, Patrick Gale

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:40:04 +0000

Great list! I have got to get Janeology.

By: Melody

Melody — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:27:20 +0000

hello, friend. i would like to make a recommendation (not that you have time to carry it out, but maybe put on your list). Have you ever read anything by Gail Tsukiyama? I read “Night of Many Dreams” a couple years ago and it was fab, and I recently bought a book by her (the language of threads) which was a sequel to her first book (women of the silk) that I didn’t have, so I had to check it out from the library…ANYWAY: I also checked out “Dreaming Water,” and while the story wasn’t super compelling, the writing was magnificent. Her other books are more plot-driven and also really well written, but Dreaming Water was just really beautiful, it’s also really short. i know you like jhumpa lahiri for her word-smithing skills, so i thought you might like tsukiyama…

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:55:59 +0000

Great list. I agree about My Father’s Paradise, and yes I remember your post about him then referring to your review. That was cool. And Guernica is my favourites list too. I do have a copy of Mango Rains to look forward to and I really must read Janeology. I couldn’t keep my answer down to just a few either. Happy reading in 2009.