Jen's Favorite Reads of 2008 (in alphabetical order)

1. Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
2. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
3. An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
4. The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant
5. Niagara Falls All Over Again by Elizabeth McCracken
6. A Person of Interest by Susan Choi
7. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
8. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
9. The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
10. What is the What by Dave Eggers

Top Ten Books Read in 2008

Rachel's picks (in alphabetical order):

• The Abstinence Teacher, Tom Perrotta
• The Adventures of Augie March, Saul Bellow
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz
• Divisadero, Michael Ondaatje
• The Echo Maker, Richard Powers
• The Patron Saint of Liars, Ann Patchett
• Restless, William Boyd
• The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, Candice Millard
• The Road, Cormac McCarthy
• Vera, Stacy Schiff