Quick fyi: The book critÂics of The New York Times have selectÂed their favorite books of 2007. These are the books that they menÂtion to friends, or recÂomÂmend that you take on vacaÂtion. You’ll find here 30 good reads in all.
Now how about your favorite book of ’07? Share them with othÂer Open CulÂture readÂers and list them in the comÂments below. (If we get enough of them, we’ll list them in a speÂcial blog post.)
My favorite book of 2007 will actuÂalÂly be pubÂlished in JanÂuÂary — “Life Class” by Pat BarkÂer. BarkÂer won a BookÂer some time ago for a book in her WW I trilÂoÂgy and she re-visÂits that terÂrain in “Life Class.”
What struck me hardÂest was the gulf she describes between those who have witÂnessed and parÂticÂiÂpatÂed in war and those that haven’t.
What can we do to bridge that awful gap when the troops come home from Iraq and Afghanistan?