Inspired by Ryan’s book list, I would like to devote this blog to the books I have read in 2008. Instead of providing a lengthy description of the book’s plot – I will just list the books I have read and my five star system.
Jesus Land, Julia Scheeres (***)
The Tender Bar, J.R. Moehringer (*** ½ )
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (*****){In the top five of my favorite books of all time}
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson (***)
Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (**)
The Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri (****½)
The Soloist, Steve Lopez (***½)
True Notebooks, Mark Salsman (***½)
The Brothers K, David James Duncan (*****) {In the top five of my favorite books of all time}
Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (****½)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou (***)
The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai (***)
A New Kind of Christian, Brian McLaren (***)
The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb (*****) {In the top five of my favorite books of all time}
What is the What, Dave Eggers; in progress
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