Top Reads of 2008

Unlike the Top 5 Albums of 2008, these books weren't necessarily published in 2008, I just happened to stumble across them this year.

Top 5 Books - Fiction
1. Home - Marilynne Robinson



2. The Lay of the Land - Richard Ford
3. The Russian Debutante's Handbook - Gary Shteyngart
4. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh - Michael Chabon
5. The Ghost Writer - Philip Roth


Top 5 Books - Non-fiction

1. Iron John - Robert Bly

2. The Tibet Book of Living and Dying - Sogyal Rinpoche
3. Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers - Thich Nhat Hahn
4. Owning Your Own Shadow - Robert Johnson
5. The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama