Best Books of 2008 (1109 books)

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Best Books of 2008

The best books first published during 2008.

1	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.54 avg rating — 424,447 ratings score: 160,204, and 1,611 people voted	My rating:
2	Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4) by Stephenie Meyer 3.77 avg rating — 411,731 ratings score: 117,637, and 1,186 people voted	My rating:
3	The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.87 avg rating — 149,913 ratings score: 95,768, and 966 people voted	My rating:
4	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows 4.10 avg rating — 113,681 ratings score: 55,399, and 558 people voted	My rating:
5	The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch 4.15 avg rating — 59,507 ratings score: 42,126, and 426 people voted	My rating:
6	City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 77,887 ratings score: 39,991, and 407 people voted	My rating:
7	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 58,454 ratings score: 31,561, and 320 people voted	My rating:
8	Graceling (The Seven Kingdoms, #1) by Kristin Cashore 4.14 avg rating — 47,048 ratings score: 28,964, and 296 people voted	My rating:
9	The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) by Rick Riordan 4.32 avg rating — 80,285 ratings score: 26,697, and 273 people voted	My rating:
10	Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri 4.08 avg rating — 26,279 ratings score: 24,404, and 246 people voted	My rating:
11	The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski 3.52 avg rating — 38,570 ratings score: 24,199, and 246 people voted	My rating:
12	The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 64,456 ratings score: 21,600, and 219 people voted	My rating:
13	People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks 3.87 avg rating — 28,571 ratings score: 20,710, and 210 people voted	My rating:
14	Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 3.95 avg rating — 72,869 ratings score: 19,073, and 195 people voted	My rating:
15	Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 50,334 ratings score: 17,611, and 181 people voted	My rating:
16	Untamed (House of Night, #4) by P.C. Cast 4.01 avg rating — 57,150 ratings score: 15,557, and 161 people voted	My rating:
17	Paper Towns by John Green 4.16 avg rating — 24,621 ratings score: 15,097, and 154 people voted	My rating:
18	Brisingr (Inheritance, #3) by Christopher Paolini 3.98 avg rating — 52,310 ratings score: 14,955, and 154 people voted	My rating:
19	When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris 3.92 avg rating — 51,274 ratings score: 14,579, and 149 people voted	My rating:
20	The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling 3.75 avg rating — 55,992 ratings score: 13,078, and 135 people voted	My rating:
21	Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 53,016 ratings score: 12,468, and 131 people voted	My rating:
22	The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 13,250 ratings score: 12,150, and 125 people voted	My rating:
23	Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella 3.64 avg rating — 37,868 ratings score: 12,023, and 124 people voted	My rating:
24	From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8) by Charlaine Harris 4.03 avg rating — 60,941 ratings score: 11,805, and 122 people voted	My rating:
25	Little Brother by Cory Doctorow 4.00 avg rating — 10,174 ratings score: 11,371, and 116 people voted	My rating:
26	Chosen (House of Night, #3) by P.C. Cast 3.95 avg rating — 50,906 ratings score: 11,003, and 117 people voted	My rating:
27	The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, #6) by Eoin Colfer 4.06 avg rating — 14,930 ratings score: 10,715, and 110 people voted	My rating:
28	Wake (Dream Catcher, #1) by Lisa McMann (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 21,812 ratings score: 9,671, and 101 people voted	My rating:
29	Midnight Sun (Twilight, #1.5) by Stephenie Meyer 4.17 avg rating — 59,120 ratings score: 9,525, and 100 people voted	My rating:
30	Duma Key by Stephen King 3.84 avg rating — 20,020 ratings score: 9,523, and 97 people voted	My rating:
31	The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems 4.31 avg rating — 3,075 ratings score: 9,220, and 94 people voted	My rating:
32	Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos 3.82 avg rating — 10,781 ratings score: 9,201, and 94 people voted	My rating:
33	Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven, #3) by Brandon Mull 4.31 avg rating — 16,673 ratings score: 9,068, and 93 people voted	My rating:
34	Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 27,102 ratings score: 8,738, and 91 people voted	My rating:
35	In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) by Tana French 3.61 avg rating — 29,274 ratings score: 8,230, and 85 people voted	My rating:
36	Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult 3.80 avg rating — 32,189 ratings score: 8,089, and 84 people voted	My rating:
37	Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron 3.66 avg rating — 14,259 ratings score: 8,017, and 82 people voted	My rating:
38	The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb 3.67 avg rating — 20,273 ratings score: 7,732, and 79 people voted	My rating:
39	The Monsters Of Templeton by Lauren Groff 3.54 avg rating — 6,404 ratings score: 7,644, and 78 people voted	My rating:
40	City of Thieves by David Benioff 4.19 avg rating — 16,250 ratings score: 7,337, and 76 people voted	My rating:
41	The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 3.68 avg rating — 28,239 ratings score: 6,964, and 71 people voted	My rating:
42	The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 3.63 avg rating — 31,833 ratings score: 6,925, and 71 people voted	My rating:
43	Love the One You're with by Emily Giffin 3.51 avg rating — 31,433 ratings score: 6,600, and 69 people voted	My rating:
44	Acheron (Dark-Hunter, #15) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4.54 avg rating — 12,523 ratings score: 6,569, and 67 people voted	My rating:
45	Small Favor (The Dresden Files, #10) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 14,202 ratings score: 6,456, and 66 people voted	My rating:
46	The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks 3.92 avg rating — 25,256 ratings score: 6,364, and 66 people voted	My rating:
47	Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 3.67 avg rating — 34,011 ratings score: 6,315, and 66 people voted	My rating:
48	Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith 3.95 avg rating — 8,428 ratings score: 6,078, and 62 people voted	My rating:
49	The Summoning (Darkest Powers, #1) by Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 30,416 ratings score: 5,801, and 61 people voted	My rating:
50	Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 75,543 ratings score: 5,615, and 58 people voted	My rating:
51	Evernight (Evernight, #1) by Claudia Gray 3.74 avg rating — 20,031 ratings score: 5,594, and 61 people voted	My rating:
52	The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 12,274 ratings score: 5,545, and 57 people voted	My rating:
53	Iron Kissed (Mercedes Thompson, #3) by Patricia Briggs 4.31 avg rating — 21,414 ratings score: 5,500, and 57 people voted	My rating:
54	Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 10,362 ratings score: 5,422, and 56 people voted	My rating:
55	Anathem by Neal Stephenson 4.18 avg rating — 10,844 ratings score: 5,322, and 54 people voted	My rating:
56	Netherland by Joseph O'Neill 3.39 avg rating — 7,676 ratings score: 5,191, and 53 people voted	My rating:
57	Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14) by Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 25,403 ratings score: 5,092, and 53 people voted	My rating:
58	Fire Study (Study, #3) by Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 10,791 ratings score: 4,884, and 51 people voted	My rating:
59	Nation by Terry Pratchett 4.01 avg rating — 7,816 ratings score: 4,659, and 48 people voted	My rating:
60	In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan 4.01 avg rating — 27,639 ratings score: 4,454, and 47 people voted	My rating:
61	Certain Girls (Cannie Shapiro #2) by Jennifer Weiner (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 15,918 ratings score: 4,344, and 45 people voted	My rating:
62	Unlucky Lucky Days by Daniel Grandbois (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 4,137, and 42 people voted	My rating:
63	Hold Tight by Harlan Coben 3.85 avg rating — 9,453 ratings score: 4,088, and 42 people voted	My rating:
64	American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld 3.64 avg rating — 18,133 ratings score: 3,984, and 41 people voted	My rating:
65	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #2) by Jeff Kinney 4.07 avg rating — 20,523 ratings score: 3,880, and 41 people voted	My rating:
66	The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2 by P.J. Haarsma (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 3,788, and 38 people voted	My rating:
67	The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.00 avg rating — 6,977 ratings score: 3,755, and 39 people voted	My rating:
68	A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 3,940 ratings score: 3,630, and 38 people voted	My rating:
69	The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) by Tana French 3.99 avg rating — 13,709 ratings score: 3,615, and 37 people voted	My rating:
70	Touchstone by Laurie R. King (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 986 ratings score: 3,536, and 36 people voted	My rating:
71	Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6) by J.R. Ward 4.04 avg rating — 22,938 ratings score: 3,490, and 37 people voted	My rating:
72	Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia, #2) by Deanna Raybourn 4.04 avg rating — 3,256 ratings score: 3,309, and 34 people voted	My rating:
73	Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) by Patricia Briggs 4.03 avg rating — 16,476 ratings score: 3,251, and 34 people voted	My rating:
74	Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk 3.04 avg rating — 13,910 ratings score: 3,228, and 33 people voted	My rating:
75	The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent 3.69 avg rating — 9,712 ratings score: 3,174, and 33 people voted	My rating:
76	I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley 3.38 avg rating — 12,729 ratings score: 3,123, and 32 people voted	My rating:
77	The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal by Lily Koppel (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 1,401 ratings score: 2,956, and 30 people voted	My rating:
78	The Truth about Wicca and Witchcraft Finding Your True Power by James Aten 4.57 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 2,899, and 29 people voted	My rating:
79	The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir 3.87 avg rating — 5,020 ratings score: 2,870, and 30 people voted	My rating:
80	A Mercy by Toni Morrison 3.55 avg rating — 6,731 ratings score: 2,857, and 30 people voted	My rating:
81	Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America by Jennifer Storm (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 209 ratings score: 2,830, and 29 people voted	My rating:
82	Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger 3.09 avg rating — 16,194 ratings score: 2,816, and 30 people voted	My rating:
83	Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie is Not the Answer by Jen Lancaster 4.06 avg rating — 9,749 ratings score: 2,754, and 28 people voted	My rating:
84	A Katrina Moment by Alexandra Everist (Goodreads Author) 2.94 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 2,728, and 28 people voted	My rating:
85	Impossible by Nancy Werlin (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 8,170 ratings score: 2,721, and 29 people voted	My rating:
86	The Broken Window (Lincoln Rhyme, #8) by Jeffery Deaver (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,491 ratings score: 2,623, and 27 people voted	My rating:
87	2666 by Roberto Bolaño 4.17 avg rating — 6,781 ratings score: 2,443, and 25 people voted	My rating:
88	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 3.99 avg rating — 56,817 ratings score: 2,419, and 25 people voted	My rating:
89	Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely, #2) by Melissa Marr (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 20,429 ratings score: 2,384, and 26 people voted	My rating:
90	Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 5,445 ratings score: 2,226, and 23 people voted	My rating:
91	Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 3,379 ratings score: 2,224, and 23 people voted	My rating:
92	Fledgling: Jason Steed by Mark A. Cooper (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 2,200, and 22 people voted	My rating:
93	Into the Cruel Sea by Rich Ristow (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 2,187, and 22 people voted	My rating:
94	A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz 3.88 avg rating — 3,120 ratings score: 2,166, and 22 people voted	My rating:
95	The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 9,950 ratings score: 2,046, and 21 people voted	My rating:
96	Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization by Nicholson Baker 3.98 avg rating — 597 ratings score: 2,007, and 21 people voted	My rating:
97	All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 498 ratings score: 2,002, and 21 people voted	My rating:
98	The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 2,547 ratings score: 1,930, and 20 people voted	My rating:
99	The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich 3.66 avg rating — 3,123 ratings score: 1,870, and 20 people voted	My rating:
100	The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III 3.33 avg rating — 2,080 ratings score: 1,817, and 19 people voted	My rating:

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message 1: by Terri (new)

Jul 21, 2008 07:59am

the worst part is I havent read ANY of these books yet!

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message 2: by Jenna (new)

Jul 30, 2008 06:25am

Me either. Wonder if that says more about me, or about the books?

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message 3: by Jess (new)

Jul 30, 2008 06:52am

um... I haven't read any of these!!

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message 4: by Gine (new)

Jul 30, 2008 07:52am

I haven't read any of these!

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message 5: by Phyllis (new)

Jul 30, 2008 09:01am

I have not read any of these- put some James Patterson books and I will vote- lol- Phyllis

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message 6: by Elevenser (new)

Jul 30, 2008 10:18am

I've read 1 and 1/2 of the books on this list (and the Number-1-so-far is one book I couldn't bear to read more than halfway through). Looks like I'll be adding even *more* to my "To Read" list!

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message 7: by Rebekah (new)

Jul 30, 2008 11:17am

Neither have I....I've been so busy with reading for work and school that I am still catching up on the things I've meant to read the past few years. I'm quite a good deal behind....

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message 8: by Isa (new)

Jul 30, 2008 01:04pm

I cannot vote fairly until I've read a good number of these, but I really enjoyed the Twilight series.

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message 9: by Anjuelle (new)

Jul 30, 2008 01:24pm

none of the books I've read were on the list.

Thanks for being my friend at goodreads.

Have a nice day.

anjuelle
Imagination is the key to freedom.
The artist's job is to cultivate and nurture her or his imagination, and that of others.

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message 10: by Made (new)

Jul 30, 2008 03:43pm

who decided which books got on this list?

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message 11: by Irwan (new)

Jul 30, 2008 11:37pm

me neither... havent read any of those books...

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message 12: by Vicki (new)

Jul 31, 2008 12:05pm

Eeek! I haven't read any of these, either. (Blush) Lists like these just remind me of how I *really* don't get enough reading in these days. :..(

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message 13: by Charlene (new)

Jul 31, 2008 05:51pm

Hey, I've read some of these, which I find is an oddity, usually these lists contain nothing I have read!

Charlene

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message 14: by Ardita (new)

Jul 31, 2008 07:51pm

Most of these books just arrived in the country where I live and applies like 40% tax to imported books. I'd like to save first <g>

Although I'd really like Jhumpa Lahiri's book to be the best.

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message 15: by Anjuelle (new)

Aug 02, 2008 02:44pm

Adam:

Thanks. But you've listed none of the books I've read.

anjuelle
Imagination is the key to freedom.
The artist's job is to cultivate and nurture her or his imagination, and that of others.

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message 16: by Phyllis (new)

Aug 02, 2008 02:56pm

Sorry I never read any of these- Phyllis

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message 17: by Ali (new)

Aug 02, 2008 03:22pm

Thank You!
But you've listed none of the books I've read!
Sorry!

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message 18: by Lynda (new)

Aug 02, 2008 04:35pm

I know nothing about any of those books.

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message 19: by Terri (new)

Aug 03, 2008 01:17am

Have to admit, havent read a single one of these

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message 20: by John (new)

Aug 03, 2008 05:27am

I like it, but aren't we jumping the gun a little?

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message 21: by STEPHANIE (last edited Feb 25, 2009 02:15am) (new)

Aug 03, 2008 06:01pm

Hello, why isn't Breaking Dawn on here yet? Must add it...

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message 22: by HappyHippo (new)

Aug 13, 2008 06:57am

I haven't read any of those books :(
so sorry

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message 23: by Janie (last edited Feb 25, 2009 02:15am) (new)

Aug 13, 2008 07:10am

had to vote for the only book that I've read on the list...to say any different would not be fair. Breaking Dawn, I have not finished yet.

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message 24: by Donald (new)

Aug 13, 2008 09:42am

Can't this wait till the end of the year? We have five and a half more months of 08 left.

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message 25: by Matthew (new)

Aug 13, 2008 09:43am

The Shock Doctrine is my pick.

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message 26: by Matthew (new)

Aug 13, 2008 09:47am

Also for you poetry lovers out there, you can pick up my book, Organic Hotels @ lulu.com or any major book store website.

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message 27: by Ivan (new)

Aug 13, 2008 09:55am

-you people have to made a list in every language, I only read 4 of this books and aren´t the "best books 2008"

ciao

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message 28: by Mary (new)

Aug 13, 2008 09:57am

You should add MORE THAN THIS by Margo Candela. It just came out and it's fabulous!

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message 29: by Natalio (new)

Aug 13, 2008 11:18am

The best book I have read is: The Lady Waved Good-bye, by Natalio Feliciano

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message 30: by A.F. (new)

Aug 13, 2008 01:37pm

I haven't read any of them, I haven't even heard of most of them. I must be out of touch.

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message 31: by Brian (new)

Aug 13, 2008 02:46pm

Ditto most of these thouughts. I haven't heard of most of these, but have added some to my list.

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message 32: by Lea (new)

Aug 13, 2008 03:03pm

I have not read any of these - just started Katie Ford's book though. A few would definitely go on my To-Read list but I have a lot already. I second the thought that we should wait a few months. A lot of good books come out in the fall and that's where I do the bulk of my reading (also, winter when I;m inside more...

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message 33: by Stephan (last edited Aug 13, 2008 03:56pm) (new)

Aug 13, 2008 03:55pm

I have not read any of these books either. I'm usually busy writing my own. I guess I will have to try harder.

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message 34: by Lara (new)

Aug 13, 2008 06:06pm

Haven't read of these. Sorry.

Lara

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message 35: by Anjuelle (new)

Aug 13, 2008 09:13pm

Sorry, but I've read none of the books on your list.

I did see one I want to check out.

Take care and thanks for being my friend.

anjuelle
Imagination is the key to freedom.
The artist's job is to cultivate and nurture her or his imagination, and that of others.

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message 36: by Anjuelle (new)

Aug 13, 2008 09:48pm

Sorry but I haven't read any books on this list.

Thanks for being my friend at goodreads.

anjuelle
Imagination is the key to freedom.
The artist's job is to cultivate and nurture her or his imagination, and that of others.

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message 37: by NasBooks (new)

Aug 14, 2008 07:01am

I would love to share my opinion but I haven't read any of these books. Sorry.

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message 38: by Antoine (new)

Aug 14, 2008 10:35am

You know, you can add books to these lists. That is sort of the point.

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message 39: by Will (new)

Aug 15, 2008 11:37am

I haven't read any of the Books I voted on-but they
look like they would be enjoyable reading?
Will

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message 40: by Terri (new)

Aug 15, 2008 12:22pm

Can't believe I havent read a single one of these, though several are in my TBR piles

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message 41: by Cindy (new)

Aug 15, 2008 12:29pm

I hadn't read any of these either, so I added Amanda Grange's Mr.Knightley's diary. That was probably my favorite read of 2008.

Cindy K. Green
Author of Sweet, Sensual, and Inspirational Romance

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message 42: by Maryanne (new)

Aug 15, 2008 05:26pm

My favorite book was the Last Lecture. I found it so touching, so inspiring. It is a book I will never forget.
Maryanne

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message 43: by Niloofar (new)

Aug 16, 2008 01:16am

actually I really would love to vote but I haven't read any of these books ... plz accept my apologize for that ...

good luck

Niloofar

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message 44: by bjneary (new)

Aug 16, 2008 12:29pm

Thanks for letting me vote- I have read many of the books but I really, really enjoyed Jennifer Storm's book and I am still passing it around to my adult friends (who may or may not have children dealing with alcoholism) and they love it too----it speaks volumes that Jennifer struggled for so long and now look at her recovery, her job (which can be sooo challenging!!! and rewarding!!!!) and her happiness in life. I wish everyone would read her book.

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message 45: by Gay (new)

Aug 17, 2008 02:37pm