Friday, December 14, 2007 QUESTION:What do you think were among the best books of 2007? Name up to three.
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Debi Honnoll There were so many books that it is hard to pick out just three favorites! I can't remember if some of these came out in 2007, but at least, I read them in 2007! First, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Kahled Hosseini. Second, NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult. Finally, THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak. Lisa A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini VOICES by Arnuldar Indridason SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn Julia L. Rule 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2. Lean, Mean Thirteen 3. All Together Dead Sandra Hughes RUN by Ann Patchett WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen THE YEAR OF FOG by Michelle Richmond Sandi Lewis WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett BLOOD OF FLOWERS by Anita Amirrezvani
A book by Ariana Franklin --- can't remember the name as my sister has it now! Peggy Eric Van Lustbader - THE BOURNE BETRAYAL David Baldacci - STONE COLD Brian Haig - MAN IN THE MIDDLE Kristine Gray A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini PARISH THE THOUGHT by John Ruane SIN IN THE SECOND CITY Karen Abbott Cam A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini LOVING FRANK by Nancy Horan NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult Gail Perryman A Thousand Splendid Suns Judy Oswood LOVING FRANK by Nancy Horan THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini Marlys Davis A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini
KEEPING THE WORLD AWAY by Margaret Forster Linda M. Johnson A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini LOOK ME IN THE EYE: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!) by Stephen Colbert Maureen A Thousand Splendid Suns S Vernon WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman CITY OF FIRE by Robert Ellis L Brown Water For Elephants Merrilee HEART-SHAPED BOX - Joe Hill THE BOOK THIEF - Markus Zusak HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - J. K. Rowling Jill THE POST-BIRTHDAY WORLD by Lionel Shriver, THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION by Michael Chabon, and THE DOUBLE BIND by Chris Bohajalian Linda Smith A Thousand Splendid Suns Water for Elephants Heartsick Kathryn Andrews The Last Chinese Chef Luncheon of the Boating Party Travels in the Scriptorium Gayle Siegel A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini and THE CHOICE by by Nicholas Sparks Rosalie Sambuco The Kite Runner The Kommandant's Girl Rhett Butler's People Lori Furan-Schultz 1. HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J. K. Rowling 2. LOVING FRANK by Nancy Horan 3. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen Ellen A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult Mary Davis Joseph Finder's POWER PLAY Jeffery Deaver's THE SLEEPING DOLL Linwood Barclay's NO TIME FOR GOODBYE Debbie Johnson Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Marjorie Clark 1. The Road 2. Boomsday 3. On Chesil Beach Beverly Jackson Half of a Yellow Sun Cion Acadia Aditi Windmills of the Gods The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Naked Face Kim Brennan The Memory Keeper's Daughter The Kite Runner The Devil in the White City Kathryn McNamara HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J. K. Rowling GARDEN SPELLS by Sarah Addison Allen Kathy Vieira VIRGIN OF THE SMALL PLAINS by Nancy Pickard THE HINDI-BINDI CLUB by Monica Pradhan Cynthia Baxter 1. FINN by Jon Clinch 2. THE PIRATE'S DAUGHTER by Margaret Cezair-Thompson 3. ABUNDANCE by Sena Jeter Naslund Sandy Greathouse SILENT IN THE GRAVE by Deanna Rayborn THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards Dawnymae DIVINE by Karen Kingsbury Canadian Reader Although technically released in the fall of 2006, the paperback edition of THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy didn't become available until 2007. It was the stand-out book for me this year. I certainly think it was one of the best --- mesmerizing, stunning, moving. Another extremely fine title in the children's book category was A PERFECT GENTLE KNIGHT by Canada's Kit Pearson. It was a very moving book that is not just for kids. Lesa SCHULZ AND PEANUTS by David Michaelis Deb Stronger Kinship by Anna-Lisa Cox
A Michigan Notable Book 2007 Debbie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Lind M Williams DOUBLE CROSS by James Patterson THE RACE by Richard North Patterson STONE COLD by David Baldacci Winterlily The best books for me were:
1) WAKING WITH ENEMIES by Eric Jerome Dickey 2) NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult 3) A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini Fran THE GIRLS by Lori Lansens THE SLOW MOON by Elizabeth Cox ME AND EMMA by Elizabeth Flock
I'm not sure of their publishing year but these were three books that I really enjoyed reading during 2007. Krishna 1. HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J. K. Rowling 2. THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak Carol A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen Whitney Lebo WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE by Lee Child Ivy Pittman THE BAD GIRL by Mario Vargas Llosa WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen Kathy Chiocca A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini THE NINE by Jeffrey Tobin THE COLDEST WINTER by David Halberstam Sue THE QUICKIE by James Patterson Lea Ann in Seattle WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen, THE STREET OF A THOUSAND BLOSSOMS by Gail Tsukiyama and AFTERNOONS WITH EMILY by Rose MacMurray. csimar THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy Suzanne in Ohio A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini FAMILY TREE by Barbara Delinsky THE CHOICE by Nicholas Sparks Melodie Stickrath THE WATCHMAN by Robert Crais ALL MORTAL FLESH by Julia Spencer-Fleming I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD: The Dirty Life & Times of Warren Zevon by Crystal Zevon Carol Critical T is for Trespass Hollywood Station Barbara Broberg WRITTEN IN BONE by Simon Beckett THUNDER BAY by William Kent Krueger HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS by Jan Karon Kimberly Young THE DOUBLE BIND by Chris Bohjalian, THE LYING TONGUE by Andrew Wilson, and SEASON OF THE WITCH by Natasha Mostert. Judy Sines The Septembers of Shiraz Ellen Mirabile Water for Elephants A Thousand Splendid Suns Suite Francaise Sandra Austin The Book Thief The Thirteenth Tale The Woods Teri Bell The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography Water for Elephants Jing Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Nikki NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini Dodalodle from Beautiful British columbia I would have to say three of the best books of 2007 that I read were: 1) WOMAN IN RED by Eileen Goudge 2) THE REST OF HER LIFE by Laura Moriarty 3) HEARTSICK by Chelsea Cain Marie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Eat, Pray, Love Margaret A Thousand Splendid Suns The Lottery |