I recently posted a list of 'Best Books of 2008'as chosen by some of the larger media outlets, but many readers noted they preferred bloggers' 'Best of' lists, which have started popping up recently. I'm not quite ready to post my list, but I've been avidly checking out everyone else's lists. This is usually where I get myself into trouble--adding new titles to my wishlist, buying ever more books, and generally messing up my own reading plans as I'm seduced by books that are certain to be excellent reads. So, without further ado, here are some fellow bloggers' best reads of 2008:
Litlove has broken her favorites down into categories.
Cornflower's nonfiction favorites and her fiction picks.
Somer's Best of 2008 choices.
Torque Control's Best Novels of 2008 according to SFX readers.
Sam's Top 15 Reads of 2008, which includes a list of fiction as well as nonfiction.
Harriet Devine has also broken her Best of 2008 list into categories as well (and I have to agree Alison Light's book was excellent).
Ted has already listed his favorite Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Fiction as well as best Young Adult Fiction and Sci Fi reads.
John has shared his Best Short Story Collections of 2008, which will come in handy as I plan on concentrating less on individual stories next year and more on collections.
Bluestalking Reader has shared her 2008 Wrap-Up.
BooksPlease has posted her Best Books of 2008 by choosing a favorite read of each month of the year.
Sibylle's Best Reads of 2008 list contains many books that are already in my piles!
Elaine's Books of the Year 2008 includes several titles that I have had on my TBR pile and am determined to read in 2009! And I must check out Patricia Wentworth, too, I see.
Rob's Favorites of 2008 include not only books but music and movies as well.
Oxford Reader's Top Reads of 2008 is another list that mentions a few that I hope to read next year.
Check out Ella's list of books she Read, Reread, Forgot, Enjoyed, Hated and Adored in 2008 and I heartily concur that Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle is a wonderful read (must get it out and reread it sometime soon).
Victoria's End of the Year Review includes favorites as well as a few reading statistics.
Kimbofo's Best Reads of 2008 Part 1 and Part 2. She always distills her thoughts down to such perfect little essences of each book, I usually want to give them all a try whether they would normally appeal to me or not.
Dovegreyreader has chosen a dozen good reads: here, here, here, and here.
Ana has chosen her top historical fiction reads. I heartily concur with her choice of Catherine Delors' book!
Katherine's Best reads of 2008 includes several titles I hope to get to in 2009.
Marg's Best of 2008 has more juicy historical fiction finds.
International Noir Fiction's Best Crime Fiction Reads of 2008.
Simon's Stuck in a Book's Books, which includes links back to his original posts.
Hayden's Best Books of 2008.
Melanie's Best of 08 includes a collection of short stories by Rosamond Lehmann--an author I said I would read her entire collection of work--I'll keep going next year (and will look for this Gipsy's Baby!).
Kailana has shared her Best of 2008 historical reads.
Musings of a Bookish Kitty's Year in Review.
Matt's Reading Wrap Up.
Robin's 2008 Round Up.
Sassymonkey's Notable Books for 2008.
A Life in Book's 2008: A Year in Review.
Dorothy's Best reading Experiences of 2008.
Iliana's 2008 Favorites.
Bookbath's 2008 Best of the Best.
Eva's 2008 Warap-Up. (Oh, to read as many books as she can--just think how many NF books I could get through! :) )
Susan's Favorite Books. (I really do need to read Rebecca West this year!).
Jenny's Year's End, 2008.
Book Addiction's Top Reads.
Ex Libris' 2008 in Retrospect.
Carl's 2008: A Literary Year in Review. (He always has the best illustrations to go with his posts!).
Andi's Favorites of 2008.
Bloggin' 'bout Books' 2008: Year in Books.
Krakovianki's Best Books of 2008.
Tara's Best reads of 2008 .
And I have to share Stefanie's 'anti' Top Ten List, which is made up of ten books she didn't get to read this year (I have a few of those myself...).
And don't worry, Stefanie shared her 2008: A Pretty Good Year, too!
I'll be adding to this list as I come across more 'Best ofs'. If you've already shared your list and I missed it, please let me know, and I'll add it here. It's interesting to see where the media's lists and bloggers' lists cross paths (if indeed they do...).