New York Times Top 100 Notable Books
December 2nd, 2008Thanks to The Novel World for pointing out The New York Times Top 100 Notable Books of 2008. They break the list into fiction and non-fiction. I have not reviewed any of the top non-fiction books which makes me think I am either totally off base on the books I review, or the NY Times is being dumb again.
Scouring the list shows a surprising number (or many not surprising) of books about either the current political administration or the war in Iraq. Reading through the descriptions doesn’t really make me want to read many of the books on their list either.
I guess this means I am probably not very fashionable in my reading tastes.
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December 2nd, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I went over the list. The one that grabbed my attention the most: SELF-MADE MAN: One Woman’s Journey Into Manhood and Back Again. By Norah Vincent. (Viking, $24.95.) An artful journalist cross-dresses to learn otherwise unavailable truths. I don’t think I want to know what those “unavailable truths” are anyway.
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
It’s not you. I’d only ever heard of four of the nonfiction titles, and read two, though I’ve read about 150 nonfiction books this year. Where do they find them?
December 12th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Hah, I’m on the same page as you. I only reviewed 1 book out of the entire list and hadn’t even heard of half of the others.