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 Best Books of 2008  


  
Odd Hours
Dean Koontz

Bantam, 2008

I Guess I'll wait for the FIFTH one...

+ Just plow through the first few chapters

O.K., I absolutely LOVED the first three books in the Odd Thomas Series & I was so excited to discover there was a fourth...however, before I decided to actually purchase this book, I noticed the review section and noticed A LOT of poor reviews. I KNOW I'll STILL read this book, but I'm going to ...
  
  











  



  
Sail
James Patterson, Howard Roughan

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Sail by James Patterson

+ Sail by James Patterson
+ A really good summer read

As usual, the product is superb and the delivery very timely. I would highly reccommend this book.
  
  











  



  
Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri

Knopf, 2008

Haunting and Dazzling Stories

+ Beauty in simplicity

As always, Lahiri's short stories resonate with me in a truly hauntingly romantic way. Her prose and character development, while some complain are overdeveloped and stagnant or lackluster, are stunningly beautiful in my opinion. Yes, it is true that she 'recycles' bits of her characters into ...
  
  











  



  
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
Stephenie Meyer

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008

Breaking Dawn

+ Breaking Dawn (book 4 in Twilight Saga)

This book was amazing and I recieved it 2 days after it came out. I was very happy with it. Amazing storyline and great details. The characters really catch your interest and keep you hooked through all of Stephanie Meyer's Saga. This one was by far the best.
  
  











  



  
The Garden of Last Days: A Novel
Andre Dubus III

W. W. Norton, 2008

Homage to Larry Brown

It seems a lot of reviewers were disappointed, expecting a work like Dubus' previous one House of Sand and Fog. This book is different. It is dedicated to the late great author Larry Brown, and, frankly, reads like a Larry Brown novel, particularly Fay. If you like novels about the gritty ...
  
  











  



  
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

Hyperion, 2008

What an inspiration...

+ the last lecture
+ Inspiration for life
+ The Last Lecture
  
  











  



  
The Secret of the Dogs
Rich Douglas

BookSurge Publishing, 2008

BLOWN AWAY! Wow! What a unique, powerful novel!

+ The Secret of the Dogs: Enchanting and Emotional
+ What a wild ride! Hold on...!
+ one of a kind
  
  











  



  
The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life
John Assaraf, Murray Smith

Atria, 2008

The law of Attraction!

+ The Answer
+ IMPRESSIVE!!!
+ Great Book!
  
  











  



  
Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri

Knopf, 2008

Haunting and Dazzling Stories

+ Beauty in simplicity

As always, Lahiri's short stories resonate with me in a truly hauntingly romantic way. Her prose and character development, while some complain are overdeveloped and stagnant or lackluster, are stunningly beautiful in my opinion. Yes, it is true that she 'recycles' bits of her characters into ...
  
  











  



  
The Garden of Last Days: A Novel
Andre Dubus III

W. W. Norton, 2008

Homage to Larry Brown

It seems a lot of reviewers were disappointed, expecting a work like Dubus' previous one House of Sand and Fog. This book is different. It is dedicated to the late great author Larry Brown, and, frankly, reads like a Larry Brown novel, particularly Fay. If you like novels about the gritty ...
  
  











  



  
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

Hyperion, 2008

What an inspiration...

+ the last lecture
+ Inspiration for life
+ The Last Lecture
  
  











  



  
Sail
James Patterson, Howard Roughan

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Sail by James Patterson

+ Sail by James Patterson
+ A really good summer read

As usual, the product is superb and the delivery very timely. I would highly reccommend this book.
  
  











  



  
Odd Hours
Dean Koontz

Bantam, 2008

I Guess I'll wait for the FIFTH one...

+ Just plow through the first few chapters

O.K., I absolutely LOVED the first three books in the Odd Thomas Series & I was so excited to discover there was a fourth...however, before I decided to actually purchase this book, I noticed the review section and noticed A LOT of poor reviews. I KNOW I'll STILL read this book, but I'm going to ...
  
  











  



  
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
Stephenie Meyer

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008

Breaking Dawn

+ Breaking Dawn (book 4 in Twilight Saga)

This book was amazing and I recieved it 2 days after it came out. I was very happy with it. Amazing storyline and great details. The characters really catch your interest and keep you hooked through all of Stephanie Meyer's Saga. This one was by far the best.
  
  











  



  
The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life
John Assaraf, Murray Smith

Atria, 2008

The law of Attraction!

+ The Answer
+ IMPRESSIVE!!!
+ Great Book!
  
  











  



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