Used Books Blog

Inspired by fellow Reign of Error blogger, I’ve decided to do a best books list. This is about books I’ve read in 2007, not those published in 2007. Remember, this is the Used Books blog. I’ve selected David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas as my best book of 2007. It was a very close choice between Cloud Atlas and Ghostwritten, Mitchell’s debut novel. They both have similar styles, but I found Cloud Atlas just slightly more inventive from a structure and language perspective. Get your hands on a David Mitchell novel soon and you won’t regret it.

There was a solid list of contenders on my 2007 list. They included:

• Atonement by Ian McEwan
• Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
• The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
• The World to Come by Dara Horn
• Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

I haven’t reviewed all of the above because I’ve been busy with work (launching Santa.com) and family (a great wife and fantastic 3-year old daughter.) But look for the missing reviews (and more) in the coming weeks.

Right now I’m in the middle of Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore, which will likely make it on the 2008 list. I’m also looking forward to Mischa Berlinski’s Fieldwork and Ian MacDonald’s Brasyl. The important thing is to keep reading.

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