My Favorite Ten Books of 2008 Were:
(in chronological order of my reading, with links to my Snip reviews)
- Native Guard, by Natasha Thretheway (poetry) Unlike any poetry I’ve read before.
- The Complete Stories, by David Malouf (stories) My fave Aussie writer. He can write from ANY viewpoint.
- The Monsters of Templeton, by Lauren Groff An excellent first novel.
- Lush Life, by Richard Price This guy can write dialogue like no one else.
- Dark Roots, by Cate Kennedy (stories) Another Aussie. Succinct but intense.
- The Likeness, by Tana French Follow-up to one of my favorite books from last year. So.Good.
- Dead Boys, by Richard Lange (stories) Engaging, unexpected and truly original.
- Iodine, by Haven Kimmel Possibly her least accessible book. Dark.
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson Spooky pasts. Dark and twisted.
- Tender Morsels, by Margo Langan So good. Poignant and brutal at the same time.
And if you’d like to hear more ruminations on things I read last year, you can check out the full year-end wrap-up post over here.
Natasha Tretheway got her BA at UGA! She came and spoke last year.
I still need to read Dead Boys when Jacob is done. I admit – I am scared it’s going to be disturbing because of the title. is it?