I read a lot of books in 2008. I kind of lost count, especially near the end, unfortunately, but I certainly read a lot of good books, and some less-good ones, though, as a rule, I don’t generally finish the sucky books.
Even though a lot of the books I read were solidly good, and others truly great, only some really stood out to me for some reason or another, and this is a list of those books. I decided to limit myself to my favorite fifteen books of the year, and that is the list you see below (in the rough order I read them, not in preference order). These are books I loved and books that left some sort of mark. These may not be the objective best books, and they may not be the books I’d choose if I’d written this post at some other time, but as of right now, these are my favorite fifteen (as of 21 December). What’re yours?
- The Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher
- A Little Friendly Advice by Siobhan Vivian
- Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
- Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
- I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert
- Honeybee by Naomi Shibab Nye
- The Explosionist by Jenny Davidson
- On The Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
- Paper Towns by John Green
- North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
- I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle
- Ten Cents A Dance by Christine Fletcher
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith
December 21, 2008 at 10:33 am
I agree with IWBYJR and The Comeback Season. Paper Towns was a little iffy for me. I don’t know if I’d add it on MY list because I hated it right up until it was over but then I loved it…
For me, Artichoke’s Heart and Deadly Little Secret would be on there.
December 21, 2008 at 10:56 am
#5 and 14 are on my list. Paper Towns was ok.
I still have to read 6, 8, 11, and 13!
December 21, 2008 at 11:59 am
Great list- I’ll have to look over the list of books I read this year (yeah, I kept a list, lol) and put together my own Top 15. I’ll probably post it at the beginning of 2009 at my new blog since I’m still planning on reading lots more books!
December 21, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I’d love to end up on your 2009 list!
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December 21, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Oh fun, I’ve read some of these but others I haven’t. I’ll be adding them to my wishlist now. :)
December 24, 2008 at 5:08 am
Not having read any of these books yet it’s interesting whether they can be added in the list teenage books.
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January 17, 2009 at 1:15 am
2, 11, and 14 are on my list, too. :)
January 20, 2009 at 7:13 pm
I loved on the Jellicoe Road and Song of the Sparrow (one of the best books ever).
Though actually my favorite read of 08 was Moby Clique by Cara Lockwood (The whole Bard Academy series really).
Those are seriously awesome books.
January 27, 2009 at 4:46 pm
north of beautiful is amazing it moves very quickly
March 5, 2009 at 2:24 pm
So any good books for me to read please help me
October 27, 2009 at 11:36 pm
what age are these books for
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