28 December 2008

favorites books of 2008

i read things much later than they are released... so only one of these is actually a 2008 book. but these are my top six of the fifty-five i read this year. not too shabby a number for two months on a bike, i don't think. i'd recommend any of these books hands-down.

fiction:
1. everything is illuminated, jonathan safran foer
2. the old man and the sea, ernest hemingway
3. the namesake, jhumpa lahiri

non-fiction:
1. the omnivore's dilemma, michael pollan
2. common wealth, jeffrey sachs (2008)
3. ghost map, stephen johnson

got a favorite from this year? i'd love to have a recommendation to start off 2009 right. just as soon as i finish off the three i'm in the midst of at the moment, of course... :)

happy reading!

1 comment:

vpm said...

have you seen the movie 'namesake' based on the book? i watched it the other day. it was pretty good, but haven't read the book so i am not sure how they compare.
happy new year!