Thursday August 06, 2009 at 11:07

SARAHSPY’S DOZEN BEST BOOKS I’VE READ THIS YEAR (SO FAR)

In the order I enjoyed them:




The Road by Cormac McCarthy


Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon


Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem


The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut


Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami


Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut


The Reader by Bernhard Schlink


On Writing by Stephen King


Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut


Bed by Tao Lin


The Better of McSweeney’s, Volume 1 edited by Dave Eggers


Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen

Which books have you read & liked this year??

Previous “best book” coverage on SARAHSPY:
— Top 10 books I read this year (2008) so far
— My notable books of 2007 — Part One: non-fiction/memoirs
— My notable books of 2007 — Part Two: fiction
— My notable books of 2007 — Part Three: best & worst fiction
SARAHSPY’S DOZEN BEST BOOKS I’VE READ THIS YEAR (SO FAR)

In the order I enjoyed them:

  1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  2. Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
  3. Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
  4. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
  5. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
  6. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
  7. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
  8. On Writing by Stephen King
  9. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
  10. Bed by Tao Lin
  11. The Better of McSweeney’s, Volume 1 edited by Dave Eggers
  12. Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen

Which books have you read & liked this year??

Previous “best book” coverage on SARAHSPY:
Top 10 books I read this year (2008) so far
My notable books of 2007 — Part One: non-fiction/memoirs
My notable books of 2007 — Part Two: fiction
My notable books of 2007 — Part Three: best & worst fiction


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