This week’s Booking Through Thursday question is a simple one:
What were your favorite books this year?
The only new release I read this year was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I did enjoy that book, so I suppose it qualifies as one of my favorites from the year.
Other than HP, however, I spent most of my time reading Agatha Christie, Michael Connelly, and Anita Shreve. Out of those novels, I thought Christie’s And Then There Were None was superb, as was Death on the Nile, Cards on the Table, and The ABC Murders.
I did manage to read a few classics, including Silas Marner, Daniel Deronda, The Red Badge of Courage, The Awakening, A Passage to India, The Age of Innocence, and Return of the Native. Most of those were re-reads, as I’d last gotten to them in high school and wanted to refresh my memory a bit. I liked all of ‘em, though I did feel that Daniel Deronda dragged in a lot of places.
Anyway, I hope to read even more in 2008, and am looking to add new favorites to my list!
December 28th, 2007 at 2:47 am
You read an impressive list of classics there!
December 28th, 2007 at 7:09 am
The sad thing is, I used to read classics almost exclusively. Now, however, I prefer much lighter fare, and rarely delve into books that actually make me think!