Dec 30

Our Favorite Books of 2008

By Michael Kindness Uncategorized Add comments

Back in episode 8 of the podcast, we chose our favorite books for the first half of 2008. Here is our complete list of what we consider to be our Favorite Books of 2008 (including those choices from January – June). The cover images link to the original post or podcast episode where we discussed the book.

Michael:

finn plenty gardens of water away 19th

sawtelle guernsey Fables11 good thief man who invented

Ann:

ourstorybegins unaccustomed Peace boat end of manners

doomed queens mercy finding beauty i see you everywhere forever war

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We encourage you to write down or print out the title information and shop at your local bookstore. Titles link to LibraryThing, a social networking site that allows you to catalog your home library. LibraryThing also links to various online purchasing options. Here are the books from this post:
Finn by Jon Clinch, Random House Trade Paperback
Plenty by Alisa Smith & J.B. MacKinnon
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew, Random House hardcover
Away by Amy Bloom, Random House trade paperback
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff, Random House hardcover
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, Ecco Hardcover
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, Dial Press
hardcover
Fables, Vol. 11: War and Pieces by Bill Willingham, DC/Vertigo trade paperback
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti, Dial Press hardcover
The M
an Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford, Crown hardcover
Our Story Begins by Tobias Wolff, Knopf hardcover
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf hardcover
Peace by Richard Bausch, Knopf hardcover
The Boat by Nam Le, Knopf hardcover
The End of Manners by Francesca Marciano, Knopf hardcover
Doomed Queens by Kris Waldherr, Broadway trade paperback
A Mercy by Toni Morrison, Knopf hardcover
Finding Beauty in a Broken World by Terry Tempest Williams, Pantheon hardcover
I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass, Pantheon hardcover
The Forever War by Dexter Filkins, Knopf hardcover
(all information is for the U.S. editions).
  • http://www.myfriendamysblog.com Amy @ My Friend Amy

    Well, I read The Good Thief and The Boat but several others of those I do own and hope to get a chance to read. Thanks for sharing your picks. :)

  • http://www.myfriendamysblog.com Amy @ My Friend Amy

    Well, I read The Good Thief and The Boat but several others of those I do own and hope to get a chance to read. Thanks for sharing your picks. :)

  • http://www.thebookladysblog.com Rebecca @ The Book Lady’s Blog

    We have a good bit of overlap on our lists! (I just published mine this morning.) I have The 19th Wife and The Boat at home on the TBRs…may have to bump those up a bit. Happy holidays!

  • http://www.thebookladysblog.com Rebecca @ The Book Lady’s Blog

    We have a good bit of overlap on our lists! (I just published mine this morning.) I have The 19th Wife and The Boat at home on the TBRs…may have to bump those up a bit. Happy holidays!

  • http://notenoughbookshelves.blogspot.com Alexa

    I’ve on read the GL&PPS, which I loved but I have the 19th wife to read, thanks to you guys :) I’ll be checking out the others.

  • http://notenoughbookshelves.blogspot.com Alexa

    I’ve on read the GL&PPS, which I loved but I have the 19th wife to read, thanks to you guys :) I’ll be checking out the others.

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