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    December 31

    Best of 2007

    As a great reader of books (242 this past year-I counted), I've compiled a list of the best books I've read this year.  Note that these are books I have read during the calendar year, but they weren't necessarily published in 2007.
     
    Sharp Objects- Gillian Flynn
    The Thirteenth Tale- Diane Setterfield
    Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen
    We Need to Talk about Kevin- Lionel Shriver
    The Kite Runner- Khaled Hasseini
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince- JK Rowling
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- JK Rowling
    The Abstinence Teacher- Tom Perrotta
     
    The Redemption of Althalus- David and Leigh Eddings
    The Stolen Child- Keith Donohue
    Special Topics in Calamity Physics- Marisha Pessl
    Saturday- Ian McEwan
    Family and Other Accidents- Shari Goldhagen
    The Children of Men- PD James
    Can't Wait to Get to Heaven- Fannie Flagg
    The Last Time They Met- Anita Shreve
    Local Girls- Alice Hoffman
    Skylight Confessions- Alice Hoffman
    Practical Magic- Alice Hoffman
    Eleanor Rigby- Douglas Copeland
    Heart-Shaped Box- Joe Hill
    Rant- Chuck Palahniuk
    Promise Not to Tell- Jennifer McMahon
    The End of Faith- Sam Harris
    The Declaration- Gemma Malley
    On Chesil Beach- Ian McEwan
    Peony in Love- Lisa See
    The Historian- Elizabeth Kostova
    Truth and Beauty- Ann Patchett
     
    Feel free to disagree with me-or better yet, give me book suggestions.  I'm always looking something new to read.

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