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Best fiction book of 2008?
I am not looking for a NY Times best-seller list or anything like that, but want to know what you considered the best fiction book of 2008. You should have read this book yourself to determine it's place as the best. What was it about, and why did you enjoy it?
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That's a tough one. I can't decide between The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins or The Host by Stephenie Meyer. They are both the type of books that get you hooked right away. There's action, romance, mystery. I really enjoyed reading both of these books. I know that there's supposed to be a sequel to the Hunger Games due out later this year; and I read somewhere that there might be a sequel to The Host. I can't wait for either one of them.
THE HOST
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Host/Stephenie-Meyer/e/9780316068048/?itm=1
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.
Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.
Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.
Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.
THE HUNGER GAMES
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Hunger-Games/Suzanne-Collins/e/9780439023481/?itm=1
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival.
THE HOST
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Host/Stephenie-Meyer/e/9780316068048/?itm=1
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.
Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.
Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.
Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.
THE HUNGER GAMES
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Hunger-Games/Suzanne-Collins/e/9780439023481/?itm=1
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival.
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Great recommendations, and thank you for answering the question. Thank you to everyone else who answered as well. I appreciate your participation.
The Host was a great read. Agreed on that! :) I haven't read The Hunger Games, but it sounds fascinating. I'll have to check that out.
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I didn't read any great books last year. J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) had some good books and Nora Roberts had a good series under her own name, Sign of the Seven. David Weber had By Schism Rent Asunder which was ok. He has gotten way too wordy. Jayne Ann Krentz had some good books in her Arcane series including Running Hot. Johanna Lindsey had a Malory book that wasn't very good. If you like manga, then Ken Akamatsu continued his Negima! series which is very good. Eric Flint continued to write stuff in his bookipedia 1632 series, and he wrote a book with Marilyn Kosmatka that was good called Time Spike which was probably the best book I read. If you haven't discovered Flint's bookipedia at Baen books you should just to get an idea of the possible future of the bookipedia. Janet Evanovich continued her Plum series. They are good. Sue Grafton wrote T is for Trespass. which is good. I think that Lindsey Davis' book Saturnalia was published in the US in 2008. If that's true then that book was probably the best book I read last year. I you haven't read any of her Falco books then you are really missing something. I think that Silver Pigs was her first Falco
My favorite was The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. It's meant for somewhat younger readers, but it's still great if you're older. The story about an orphaned boy who is raised by the inhabitants of a graveyard.
I loved The Graveyard Book!! I honestly believe that Gaiman is one of the great writers of our time and will be remembered for centuries for his genius.
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