Top Books of 2012
Our
Best Books of 2012 lists is still a work in progress since 2012 is not over
yet. Use this list to find out the best books of 2012 so far and check out this 2012 New Releases Calendar for
information on hot titles that are soon to be released.
'The Orphan Master's Son'
by Adam Johnson
Random
House
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson is
a novel that takes place in North Korea and follows one man's life from an
orphan through many twists and turns. Although The Orphan Master's Son is
literary fiction, the rich prose and deep themes are coupled with interesting
characters and a plot that keeps pages turning.
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Complete review of The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
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'In the Shadow of the
Banyan' by Vaddey Ratner
Simon
& Schuster
In the Shadow of the Banyan is a story of a
young girl in Cambodia during the devastating period from 1975 to 1979. Largely
based on Ratner's own story, this novel is beautiful and devastating at the
same time.
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Read a complete review of In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
'Behind the Beatiful
Forevers' by Katherine Boo
Random
House
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo is narrative
nonfiction that takes place in a Mumbai slum. Boo avoids cliches and expected
narratives. She tells a gripping story that tugs at the heart and mind.
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Complete review of Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
'The Age of Miracles' by
Karen Thompson Walker
Random
House
The Age of Miracles is Karen Thompson
Walker's debut novel. It is told from the perspective of an eleven year old in
a future where the earth's rotation has begun slowing. Walker writes a quiet
suspense that will draw readers into the fantastical premise and remind them
what it feels like to grow up.
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Read a complete review of The Age of Miracles by
Karen Thompson Walker
'The Fault in Our Stars'
by John Green
Dutton
Juvenile
The Fault in Our Stars is a young adult
novel that has big crossover appeal. It is told from the perspective of a
sixteen year old girl with terminal cancer. The characters think and feel big,
and will make readers want to stick with them to the end.
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Complete review of The Fault in Our Stars by
John Green
'Gold' by Chris Cleave
Simon
& Schuster
Gold is a book about the 2012 Olympics, released in the same
month as the Olympics. When I heard that, I expected it to be a flimsy story
and a marketing ploy. Clearly I forgot that Chris Cleave is a brilliant writer.Gold is
a story that will shine even when the Olympics is just a memory.
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Complete review of Gold by Chris
Cleave
'The Yellow Birds' by
Kevin Powers
Little,
Brown
Kevin Powers was a soldier in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. His debut
novel,The Yellow Birds, is a lyrical and heartbreaking account of one
soldier's experience in that war. This is a book that is beautiful and
important, but also difficult.
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Read a complete review of The Yellow Birds by Kevin
Powers
'Telegraph Avenue' by
Michael Chabon
Harper
Telegraph Avenue is a gritty, gutsy
novel -- not just in its content, but also in the ways Michael Chabon
experiments with writing. This story of a small record store reverberates
bigger than expected.
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Read a complete review of Telegraph Avenue by
Michael Chabon
