Over at The Millions are some best books of 2005 lists put together by litbloggers. Certainly some good recommendations there.
In response to all of these lists, I thought I might put one together of my own. But that would assume that I've actually read something published in 2005. I have not. What I will do is list the best books I read in 2005. Because, as excited as we get about that new book smell, there's plenty of dusty books that deserve a read.
Some of the lists at The Millions are "best books of the year." But for most of the lists I'm posting, I asked "What was the best book you read all year?" Because - I agree with you - most folks don't end up reading a lot of brand new books.
ReplyDeleteAh, imagine for a second reading all the new books we wanted....
ReplyDeleteI'm just trying to get through all the books on my shelf.
See my posts on the best things I read this year.