My 10 Favorite Books of 2007

It's the end of the year (sort of), and time for me to reflect on what has been good and bad about it. Over the next several weeks I will be posting some of my favorites of the year. Each of my favorites of the year have several qualifications, though.

• My favorites of 2007 do not necessarily have to be from 2007. It just means that I have experienced them for the first time in 2007.
• My favorites do not mean that they are the best of the year. I am not a critic. I am a fan. Therefore, the entries that make my favorites list move me somehow.
• To the best of my ability, I do not allow my favorites to be influenced by anyone else. Critical acclaim and popular status mean nothing to me if I do not enjoy the product.

Next week you will get to read my list of favorite albums of 2007. For now, you get the 10 Favorite Books of 2007 (in no particular order).

• Miz Lil and the Chronicles of Grace, Walt Wangerin
• Sex God, Rob Bell
• O Shepherd, Where Art Thou, Calvin Miller
• Slaughterhouse 5, Kurt Vonnegut
• Chazown, Craig Groeschel
• Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer
• If It Could Happen Here, Jeff Patton
• Lisey’s Story, Stephen King
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick
• The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield