Your votes have been tallied and soon we will be talking about all the books you liked best in 2008.
Come to the Booklovers’ Bash on Friday February 13 from 6-8pm.
Can you identify the top vote getters? (scroll down for answers)
1. Hamlet in the mid-west. A mute boy and his dogs.
2. Serious times relieved by humorous letters, friendship & good literature.
3. Old-world habits give way to American lifestyles.
4. A worldwide search for both worldly distraction & spiritual purpose.
5. Ever wonder why one person succeeds and another doesn’t?
6. Education vs. terrorism with understanding & generosity the clear winners.
7. Three women entangled in the risks & rewards of friendship.
8. From dumpster diving to the society pages, an amazing memoir.
9. Dickensian tale set in 19th century New England
10. Dutch banker exiled in post 9/11 New York.
Answers:
1.Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
2.Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
3.Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
4.Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
5.Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
6.Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
7.Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos
8.Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
9.A Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
10. Netherland by Joseph O’Neill
