Thursday, December 29, 2005

Top 10 Books 2005 (Fiction)

I read a lot. Like about a book a week on average. Everyone is always asking me for book recommendations. So here's my top ten fav books from this year, in no particular order. (I kinda cheated in that not all of these books were published this year. I just found them this year.)

Rattawut Lapcharoensap Sightseeing
Adam Mansbach Angry Black White Boy
Adam Mansbach Shackling Water
Danzy Senna Caucasia
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Playing With Boys
Danyel Smith Bliss
Danyel Smith More Like Wrestling
Jhumpa Lahiri The Namesake
William Gibson Pattern Recognition
Christina Garcia Monkey Hunting