Books Read in 2008 Part 1

Explore our curated list of books read in 2008, featuring top picks and must-read titles from the year. Discover literary gems and expand your reading list today!

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A Good Man is Hard to Find, and Other Stories

by Flannery O'Connor

The collection that established O'Connor's reputation as one of the american masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale …
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To Kill a Mockingbird

 

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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

In a timeless story of justice, morality, and redemption, an impoverished Russian student murders a miserly landlady, a crime that has severe repercussions on his …
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The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

A novel about a man who finds himself transformed into a huge insect, and the effects of this change upon his life. It is the …
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Rabbit Is Rich

by John Updike

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The middle-aged hero of Rabbit, Run, returns—from one of the most gifted American writers of the twentieth century. The hero of …
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Rabbit at Rest

by John Updike

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • One of the most gifted American writers of the twentieth century brings back ex-basketball player Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, the late middle-aged …
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Falling Man

by Don DeLillo

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Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

The famous novel about a European intellectual in America, whose obsessive desire to possess his step-daughter destroys the lives of those around him.
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Child of God

by Cormac McCarthy

In this taut, chilling novel, Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape--haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from …
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Exit Ghost

by Philip Roth

Nathan Zuckerman, the indomitable literary adventurer of Roths nine Zuckerman books, finds himself involved--as he never wanted or intended to be--with love, mourning, desire, and …
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Beloved

by Toni Morrison

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A spellbinding novel that transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate …
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Night

by Elie Wiesel

Presents a true account of the author's experiences as a Jewish boy in a Nazi concentration camp.
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The Crying of Lot 49

by Thomas Pynchon

The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a …
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I Love You, Beth Cooper

by Larry Doyle

Denis Cooverman didn't want to give a typical graduation speech, cherishing memories and embracing challenges and crap. So, instead, he stood up in front of …
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Where I'm Calling From

by Raymond Carver

The final story collection from “one of the great short story writers of our time” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) features classic stories from Cathedral, What We …
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The Lay of the Land

by Richard Ford

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day and The Sportswriter brings back the unforgettable Frank …
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