My books of 2007

So I had one of those "what book are you reading" applications on facebook until I got bored and deleted it (along with just about everything else). But as its the end of the year I thought I'd pull my thoughts together on what were some of the best books I've read this year (of those I can remember :-).
[Caveat: Some of these book have been around for a while so its not just for books published this year]

The Time Traveler's Wife
Amazon.com. Apparently going to be made into a movie next year

While it is billed as a Love story it is the writing that fascinated me. Niffenegger manages to make the writing style not only a method of conveying the events but also a part of the story itself. It is one of the very few books that I was unable to put down at night and consequently the cause of several sleepy mornings :-). I don't know how much else to say without spoiling it for anyone. I believe that this book should be read without knowing anything about the plot, and should be discovered as the writer intended.
I would recommend this book to anyone.

Marley and Me
Official website. Apparently also going to be made into a movie starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. I have serious misgivings about this......

This is a highly enjoyable book, but probably only for the dog lovers out there. I wonder what someone who never had a dog would think of this, however as the previous owner of several dogs I loved every second of it. I could see my own experiences in the trials and tribulations the family go through with their completely insane Labrador retriever. A true life story written by the dog's owner (who is a journalist) I cannot recommend it highly enough.



This is Charlie Bird
Amazon link.

Probably not for everyone. This gave a fascinating insight into some of the biggest news stories over the last 20 years. It seems Charlie has been in the middle of every big Irish (and some international) story of the last two decades. From Charlie Haughey to the IRA. From the South-East Asian tsunami to the middle east, its all here. Well worth the read.





Others well worth checking out:
The house at Riverton
The light of day
The end of Mr Y


Read any good books this year? Comments welcome!