The Best Books I Read in 2004

Listed alphabetically by author

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed

Eugenides, Jeffrey. Middlesex

Franzen, Jonathan. The Corrections

Goodman, Carol. The Seduction of Water

Gross, Joel. The Books of Rachel

Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Haruf, Kent. Eventide

Hoffman, Alice. Blue Diary

Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City

Niffenegger, Audrey. The Time Traveler’s Wife


Honorable Mention

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793

Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon

McGahern, John. By the Lake

Pert, Candace B. Molecules of Emotion

Taylor, Daniel. Tell Me a Story: The Life-Shaping Power of Our Stories

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