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decemberthirty

My 2004 Literary Oscars

Jan 03, 2005 17:11

Now that 2004 is over, I thought I'd put together a list of the best things I've read this year. I'm not taking into account when any of these books were published, just when I read them. Also, only books that I read for the first time during '04 are eligible. Links lead back to my original posts about each of the books ( Read more... )

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hells_librarian January 3 2005, 22:50:44 UTC

Very interesting. :)

You've inspired me to add John Updike to my to read list.

Psst . . . The link for The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter goes to The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

decemberthirty January 3 2005, 23:03:22 UTC

Oops. Too many links in this post to possibly keep track of all of them. I've fixed it now--thanks.

Updike is definitely worth reading. Some of his older stuff is a little bit dated, but he writes so beautifully that I usually don't mind. And some stuff (like The Centaur) is absolutely timeless.