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January 12, 2005
Best of....
Hi all, I'm grounded from posting at my site but I decided that it doesn't mean I can't cause a ruckus over here!
I am pretty obsessed with end of the year lists. I especially like the ones that move on from the LARGE BIG SELLERS (Plot Against America) to the smaller lesser known titles and authors. Not that the LARGE BIG SELLERS don't deserve the acclaim (I'm loving Roth right now) but they tend to over-shadow some equally deserving books.
Here are a few:
Critical Consensus The "Best of 2004" Meta-List
Recommended Short Story Collections from the Boston Phoenix
Recommendations from Ron Charles of the Christian Science Monitor
I just found this one today:
THE YEAR IN BOOKS 2004 from PopMatters
Has anyone read any of these books?
Any recommendations for your "Best Books of 2004"?
I found that I didn't read many books that were published in 2004 (those hard covers are damn expensive.) Of the books that I read in 2004 I would say that The Bone People by Keri Hulme was one of the best.
I'm looking forward to "talking" with all of you!
Wendy (www.thebookishgirl.blogspot.com)
Posted by Wendy at January 12, 2005 02:40 PM
Comments
Thanks Wendy! Looks great.
I've tried to read The Bone People a million times and can never get through it - everyone says it's so great though. Must be something wrong on my end.
One of the best I read last year was The Known World by Edward P. Jones.
Posted by: Cara at January 12, 2005 03:27 PM