Booker Backlist 2000's - hosted by cheriebooksreadthisyear

2008's Longlist
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The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

The Secret Scripture

McNulty Family

Sebastian Barry

332 pages • first pub 2008 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
From A to X: A Story in Letters by John Berger

From A to X: A Story in Letters

John Berger

199 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective medium-paced
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

276 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark funny fast-paced
Girl in a Blue Dress: A Novel Inspired by the Life and Marriage of Charles Dickens by Gaynor Arnold

Girl in a Blue Dress: A Novel Inspired by the Life and Marriage of Charles Dickens

Gaynor Arnold

422 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith

Child 44

Leo Demidov #1

Tom Rob Smith

509 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

The Enchantress of Florence

Salman Rushdie

359 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical magical realism adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

Netherland

Joseph O'Neill

256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif

A Case of Exploding Mangoes

Mohammed Hanif

323 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical dark funny medium-paced
The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser

The Lost Dog

Michelle de Kretser

326 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz

A Fraction of the Whole

Steve Toltz

576 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced