TSR Listmania! Favourite Books of 2007, Part 4

Posted 13 December, 2007 in Favourite Books of 2007 |

Today’s list of favourites comes from Corey Redekop, author of the novel Shelf Monkey. He’s too modest to include Shelf Monkey on his list of favourite books from the past year, but it would certainly have a place on my own.

Corey Redekop:

Sounds like fun, so here we go, the books I read in 2007 that stand out:

The Architects Are Here, by Michael Winter (2007) — Fun, strange, familiar yet totally original. Winter is one of the great new treasures in Canadian fiction.

From the Notebooks of Doctor Brain, by Minister Faust (2007) — A love letter to superheroes from someone who knows the genre inside-out.

Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife, by Sam Savage (2006) — A rat who eats books, and a lonely, unsuccessful science-fiction author. What’s not to love?

Damnation Alley, by Roger Zelazny (1969) — Because it’s Zelazny, and because the protagonist’s name is ‘Hell.’ ‘Nuff said.

Shining at the Bottom of the Sea, by Stephen Marche (2007) — Marche is an absolutely exquisite writer.

A Small and Remarkable Life, by Nick DiChario (2006) — The reincarnation of Theodore Sturgeon.

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, by Kurt Vonnegut, jr. (1965) — Because we must never, never forget him.

RUNNER-UPS:

Rant, by Chuck Palahniuk (2007)

Bad Monkeys, by Matt Ruff (2007)

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil, by George Saunders (2005)

The Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx (1993)

The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack (1992)

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Keep checking back throughout the week for more faves from 2007. The complete collection can be found by clicking on the category link Favourite Books of 2007.

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