My “Best Of” List

First of all, let me extend large props to DJ Cayenne for setting up this blogtastic experience for all of us. This opportunity to exercise my First Amendment rights actually encouraged me to read more books than ever before (by my count, I finished over 25 this year). Now I don’t have to cower in the corner when I’m at a fancy party and people start talking about books, because I’m almost like those people.

While I had bad experiences with a number of my selections this year, I can definitely come up with seven books that deserve “best of” status. Here they are, in order:

1. (Tie) The Confessions of Max Tivoli and The Kite Runner
2. How I Paid for College
3. Home Land
4. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
5. Suspect
6. A Million Little Pieces

There were plenty of honorable mentions, but I’ll try to be like the DJ and cap it at the ones that I think I can recommend without qualification.

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  By DJ Cayenne, January 7, 2006 @ 10:12 am

  Thanks for the large props. It has been fun. Thanks back your way for being a frequent and regular contributor. Now, if you can just shake the poker books…

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