Best Books I Read in 2007

Discover the best books I read in 2007—a curated list of top reads from that year. Find your next favorite book with these must-read recommendations!

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Then We Came to the End

by Joshua Ferris

This wickedly funny, big-hearted novel about life in the office signals the arrival of a gloriously talented new writer. The characters in Then We Came …
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˜Aœ Series of Unfortunate Events

by Lemony Snicket

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Quicksilver

by Neal Stephenson

Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in …
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From the Notebooks of Doctor Brain

by Minister Faust

An outlandish, outrageous tour de force by the most innovative prose stylist in the field. -Robert J. Sawyer, author of Hominids They're Earth's mightiest superteam-and …
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Where the Truth Lies

by Rupert Holmes

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE O’Connor, a vivacious, free-spirited young journalist known for her penetrating celebrity interviews, is bent on unearthing secrets long ago buried …
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J. K. Rowling

At a time when the forces of evil seem to be gaining the upper hand, Harry comes of age in the wizarding world, and must …
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Love and other impossible pursuits

 

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Pale Fire

by Vladimir Nabokov

A darkly comic novel of suspense, literary idolatry and one-upmanship, and political intrigue from one of the leading writers of the twentieth century, the acclaimed …
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Soon I Will be Invincible

by Austin Grossman

When Doctor Impossible, an evil genius and ambitious wannabe world dominator, launches a new plot to seize control of the world, Fatale, a woman built …
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Away

by Amy Bloom

A 22-year-old Jewish Russian immigrant struggles to survive in America.
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Cannery Row

by John Steinbeck

Steinbeck's tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival Unburdened by the …
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White Night

by Jim Butcher

Assigned to investigate a series of deaths of magic practitioners, all of whom lacked the ability to become full-fledged wizards, professional Chicago wizard Harry Dresden …
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The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

by Amy Hempel

With her trademark compassion and wit, Hempel takes readers into the marriages, minor disasters, and moments of revelation in an uneasy America.
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

 

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The Book of Air and Shadows

by Michael Gruber

A distinguished Shakespearean scholar found tortured to death . . . A lost manuscript and its secrets buried for centuries . . . An encrypted …
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The Eyre Affair

by Jasper Fforde

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first novel in the renowned Thursday Next series, which “combines elements of Monty Python, Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and …
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Justinian

by H. N. Turteltaub

Born to the throne of Byzantium--the new Rome--Justinian II was determined to bow to no man. Headstrong and stubborn, he fought with the very nobles …
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They shoot horses, don't they?

 

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Lamb

by Christopher Moore

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows …
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Hero

 

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The Wee Free Men

by Terry Pratchett

A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality . . . Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be …
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Michael Tolliver Lives

by Armistead Maupin

Having survived the plague that took so many of his friends and lovers, Michael has learned to embrace the random pleasures of life, the tender …
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The Secret City

by Carol Emshwiller

The Secret City is a proud enclave carved in stone. Hidden high in a mountain range, it is a worn citadel protecting a lost culture. …