Another list I can get behind because, well, I created it. Or, prompted it. The Editors at LAist share their favorite books they read this year.
Mine is in the bunch and will be no surprise: Tom McCarthy's Remainder.
But: there were several lurking just behind and I want to make mention of the books that really got to me this year (even if they weren't published this year) for a range of reasons. In short, every one of these books has inspired me to continue writing fiction. I can't think of a better reason to admire them than that:
- The Interloper by Antoine Wilson
- Jamestown by Matthew Sharpe
- Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
- The Unforeseen by Christian Oster
- All Over by Roy Kesey
- Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida
- Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño
- Varieties of Disturbance by Lydia Davis
My pick of this year (2008) will be the book I've almost finished reading called The Power of Yin.
I'm currently reading The Power of Yin with a great sense of inspiration and hope, just in time for the upcoming election year. I wish we had more people like Hazel Henderson, Jean Houston and Barbara Marx-Hubbard in leadership roles. These three wonderful ladies are the authors of this remarkable book.
Hope this book tickles your fancy.
Their website tells you much more about it at http://www.thepowerofyin.com/about_power_yin.html All the best to you and yours - Chrissy
Posted by: Chrissy | January 05, 2008 at 06:17 PM