04 November 2008

AMAZON'S TOP 25 BOOKS OF THE YEAR (2008)

Amazon has selected their favorite 100 books. These are the top 25.
1. The Northern Clemency, Philip Hensher
2. Hurry Down Sunshine, Michael Greenberg
3. Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America, Rick Perlstein
4. The Forever War, Dexter Filkins
5. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel, David Wroblewski (currently on my nightstand)6. The Likeness: A Novel, Tana French
7. Serena: A Novel, Ron Rash
8. So Brave, Young and Handsome: A Novel, Leif Enger
9. The Lazarus Project, Aleksandar Hemon
10. The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, David Hajdu
11. The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America, Thurston Clarke
12. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
13. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, M.T. Anderson
14. Sitting Bull, Bill Yenne
15. Netherland: A Novel, Joseph O'Neill
16. Home: A Novel,Marilynne Robinson
17. Duma Key: A Novel, Stephen King
18. Lush Life: A Novel, Richard Price
19. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, Michael Pollan
20. The Underneath, Kathi Appelt
21. Knockemstiff, Donald Ray Pollock
22. A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes, David Tanis
23. Pravda: A Novel, Edward Docx
24. 2666: A Novel, Roberto Bolano

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