New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2008 (fiction and nonfiction)

1.
2666
2666 4.21 avg rating — 46,698 ratings
2.
Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth 4.14 avg rating — 95,612 ratings
3.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation
by: Unknown
3.76 avg rating — 75,121 ratings
4.
Netherland
Netherland 3.41 avg rating — 18,624 ratings
5.
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House 3.86 avg rating — 55,953 ratings
6.
Home (Gilead, #2)
Home (Gilead, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 29,639 ratings
7.
The Boat
The Boat
by: Nam Le
3.62 avg rating — 5,996 ratings
8.
When Will There Be Good News? (Jackson Brodie, #3)
When Will There Be Good News? (Jackson Brodie, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 51,370 ratings
9.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions 4.12 avg rating — 129,363 ratings
10.
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World 3.96 avg rating — 9,298 ratings
11.
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America 4.25 avg rating — 10,667 ratings
12.
Lush Life
Lush Life 3.73 avg rating — 14,847 ratings
13.
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination 4.19 avg rating — 6,680 ratings
14.
A Mercy
A Mercy 3.76 avg rating — 31,912 ratings
15.
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals 4.18 avg rating — 4,569 ratings
16.
How Fiction Works
How Fiction Works 3.99 avg rating — 7,948 ratings
17.
Atmospheric Disturbances
Atmospheric Disturbances 3.19 avg rating — 4,264 ratings
17.
Breath
Breath 3.91 avg rating — 24,820 ratings
19.
Diary of a Bad Year
Diary of a Bad Year 3.62 avg rating — 5,726 ratings
20.
Dear American Airlines
Dear American Airlines 3.11 avg rating — 3,668 ratings
20.
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do 3.72 avg rating — 8,118 ratings
22.
A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man 3.54 avg rating — 14,047 ratings
22.
The Other
The Other 3.44 avg rating — 4,189 ratings
24.
Dictation: A Quartet
Dictation: A Quartet 3.37 avg rating — 323 ratings
25.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America 3.71 avg rating — 13,903 ratings
26.
Legend of a Suicide
Legend of a Suicide 3.72 avg rating — 3,911 ratings
27.
Life Class (Life Class, #1)
Life Class (Life Class, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 5,301 ratings
28.
Shakespeare's Wife
Shakespeare's Wife 3.45 avg rating — 1,106 ratings
29.
Indignation
Indignation 3.78 avg rating — 18,108 ratings
30.
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood 3.91 avg rating — 8,008 ratings
30.
The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America
The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America 3.86 avg rating — 3,682 ratings
32.
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
by: Ted Gioia
4.30 avg rating — 753 ratings
33.
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family 4.02 avg rating — 6,800 ratings
34.
Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories
Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories 3.82 avg rating — 2,339 ratings
34.
The Good Thief
The Good Thief 3.60 avg rating — 12,867 ratings
36.
His Illegal Self
His Illegal Self 3.20 avg rating — 2,527 ratings
36.
The Lazarus Project
The Lazarus Project 3.57 avg rating — 6,812 ratings
36.
The Forever War
The Forever War 4.13 avg rating — 11,315 ratings
39.
The Finder
The Finder 3.47 avg rating — 839 ratings
39.
The Unfortunates
The Unfortunates 3.87 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
41.
Beijing Coma
Beijing Coma
by: Ma Jian
3.88 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
41.
The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash
The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash 3.72 avg rating — 1,209 ratings
43.
My Revolutions
My Revolutions 3.57 avg rating — 1,618 ratings
43.
The Post American World
The Post American World 3.86 avg rating — 12,810 ratings
45.
The Night of the Gun
The Night of the Gun 3.82 avg rating — 7,409 ratings
46.
American Wife
American Wife 3.78 avg rating — 64,289 ratings
47.
Telex from Cuba
Telex from Cuba 3.58 avg rating — 6,213 ratings
48.
Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen
Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen 4.13 avg rating — 281 ratings
49.
Chasing The Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World
Chasing The Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World 4.35 avg rating — 1,673 ratings
50.
Condoleezza Rice: An American Life: A Biography
Condoleezza Rice: An American Life: A Biography 3.59 avg rating — 258 ratings
51.
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories 4.15 avg rating — 2,666 ratings
51.
Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East
Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East 3.91 avg rating — 445 ratings
53.
The Road Home
The Road Home 3.88 avg rating — 10,464 ratings
53.
Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention
Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention 3.64 avg rating — 83 ratings
55.
The Sacred Book of the Werewolf
The Sacred Book of the Werewolf 3.82 avg rating — 5,699 ratings
56.
Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason 3.74 avg rating — 1,986 ratings
57.
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China 3.93 avg rating — 9,485 ratings
58.
A Great Idea at the Time: The Rise, Fall, and Curious Afterlife of the Great Books
A Great Idea at the Time: The Rise, Fall, and Curious Afterlife of the Great Books
by: Alex Beam
3.35 avg rating — 347 ratings
59.
Nothing to Be Frightened Of
Nothing to Be Frightened Of 3.81 avg rating — 4,817 ratings
60.
Nureyev: The Life
Nureyev: The Life 4.12 avg rating — 539 ratings
61.
Thrumpton Hall
Thrumpton Hall 3.11 avg rating — 227 ratings
62.
White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson
White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson 3.98 avg rating — 548 ratings