NYT and the Top Books of 2008

This year’s New York Times 10 Best Books list almost passed by without me noticing it, but now that I see it, I am not too surprised at the selections - all the books have been reviewed well, both in print and around the internet. In past years I would pay close attention to this list (although the more expansive 100 Notable Books List tends to appeal to me more), but this year's list somehow seems less imperative to me - too many books on my to read pile as it is, I guess... or maybe I am getting old and jaded, I don’t know - probably has more to do with the instant access the internet provides and is indicative of the failing newspaper business as whole (I remember keeping a huge stack of old New York Times Book Reviews for a "just in case I want to read something from 3 years ago" type occurrence, now I rarely even buy the NYT Sunday edition to read the Book Review… I just go online). Still, some potentially good reads to take note of… check it out if you missed it like I almost did.