2008 Book List
I read around 30 books in 2007 and hope to read closer to 50 this year. This post will be updated as I finish, though the first few on the list were started in 2007.
1. T. R. Reid - Confucius Lives Next Door (262) (finished 8 January 2008) [really good]
2. Elizabeth Wurtzel - Prozac Nation (362) (finished 2 February 2008) (reread). [blahhh]
3. Toni Morrison - The Bluest Eye (160) (finished 4 February 2008). [very good]
4. Dean Jensen - The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins (389) (finished 7 February 2008).
5. Bharati Mukherjee - The Middleman and Other Stories (197) (finished 8 February 2008).
6. Malcolm Boyd - Gay Priest: An Inner Journey (163) (finished 25 February 2008). [this book was probably the worst book I've ever read in my life. as short as it is, it was such a struggle to finish].
7. Jeannette Walls - The Glass Castle (288) (finished 27 February 2008). [amazing memoir]
8. Eve Ensler - The Vagina Monologues (222) (finished 5 March 2008).
9. Kim Edwards - The Memory Keeper's Daughter (411) (finished 10 March 2008).
10. Chuck Palahniuk - Choke (293) (finished 12 March 2008).
11. Sherry Argov - Why Men Love Bitches (248) (finished 20 March 2008).
12. Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (226) (finished 25 March 2008).
13. Star Fire Press - The World's Greatest Art: Art Nouveau (376) (finished 22 April 2008) [coffee-table book].
14. Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged (1200) (finished 10 May 2008).
15. Nick Hornby - A Long Way Down (333) (finished 13 July 2008)
16. Debra Ginsberg - Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress (298) (finished 20 July 2008).
17. Vladimir Nabokov - The Annotated Lolita (457) (finished 23 July 2008) (reread).
18. William S. Burroughs - The Wild Boys (184) (finished 25 July 2008) (reread).
19. Star Fire Press - The World's Greatest Art: Modern Art (376) (finished 10 August 2008) [coffee-table book].
20. Joseph Heller - Catch-22 (464) (finished 28 August 2008).
21. George Orwell - Down and Out in Paris and London (213) (finished 2 September 2008).
22. Yann Martel - Life of Pi (348) (finished 11 September 2008).
23. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (158) (finished 14 September 2008).
24. Jhumpa Lahiri - The Nakesake (291) (finished 16 September 2008).
25. Carolly Erickson - The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette (341) (finished 18 September 2008).
26. Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman (139) (finished 23 September 2008) (reread).
27. Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot (109) (finished 30 September 2008) (reread).
28. James Patterson - Lifeguard (394) (finished 3 November 2008).
29. Yevgeny Zamyatin - We (225) (finished 25 November 2008).
30. Charles Bukowski - Run With the Hunted: A Charles Bukowski Reader (497) (finished 30 November 2008).
31. Aamodt, Ph.D., Sandra and Sam Wang, Ph.D. - Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life (211) (finished 16 December 2008).
32. Bronte, Emily - Wuthering Heights (320) (finished 30 December 2008).
=9531 total pages.
PS - My list from 2007 can be found here. As you can see, I'm ADD with my LJs.
1. T. R. Reid - Confucius Lives Next Door (262) (finished 8 January 2008) [really good]
2. Elizabeth Wurtzel - Prozac Nation (362) (finished 2 February 2008) (reread). [blahhh]
3. Toni Morrison - The Bluest Eye (160) (finished 4 February 2008). [very good]
4. Dean Jensen - The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins (389) (finished 7 February 2008).
5. Bharati Mukherjee - The Middleman and Other Stories (197) (finished 8 February 2008).
6. Malcolm Boyd - Gay Priest: An Inner Journey (163) (finished 25 February 2008). [this book was probably the worst book I've ever read in my life. as short as it is, it was such a struggle to finish].
7. Jeannette Walls - The Glass Castle (288) (finished 27 February 2008). [amazing memoir]
8. Eve Ensler - The Vagina Monologues (222) (finished 5 March 2008).
9. Kim Edwards - The Memory Keeper's Daughter (411) (finished 10 March 2008).
10. Chuck Palahniuk - Choke (293) (finished 12 March 2008).
11. Sherry Argov - Why Men Love Bitches (248) (finished 20 March 2008).
12. Mark Haddon - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (226) (finished 25 March 2008).
13. Star Fire Press - The World's Greatest Art: Art Nouveau (376) (finished 22 April 2008) [coffee-table book].
14. Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged (1200) (finished 10 May 2008).
15. Nick Hornby - A Long Way Down (333) (finished 13 July 2008)
16. Debra Ginsberg - Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress (298) (finished 20 July 2008).
17. Vladimir Nabokov - The Annotated Lolita (457) (finished 23 July 2008) (reread).
18. William S. Burroughs - The Wild Boys (184) (finished 25 July 2008) (reread).
19. Star Fire Press - The World's Greatest Art: Modern Art (376) (finished 10 August 2008) [coffee-table book].
20. Joseph Heller - Catch-22 (464) (finished 28 August 2008).
21. George Orwell - Down and Out in Paris and London (213) (finished 2 September 2008).
22. Yann Martel - Life of Pi (348) (finished 11 September 2008).
23. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (158) (finished 14 September 2008).
24. Jhumpa Lahiri - The Nakesake (291) (finished 16 September 2008).
25. Carolly Erickson - The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette (341) (finished 18 September 2008).
26. Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman (139) (finished 23 September 2008) (reread).
27. Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot (109) (finished 30 September 2008) (reread).
28. James Patterson - Lifeguard (394) (finished 3 November 2008).
29. Yevgeny Zamyatin - We (225) (finished 25 November 2008).
30. Charles Bukowski - Run With the Hunted: A Charles Bukowski Reader (497) (finished 30 November 2008).
31. Aamodt, Ph.D., Sandra and Sam Wang, Ph.D. - Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life (211) (finished 16 December 2008).
32. Bronte, Emily - Wuthering Heights (320) (finished 30 December 2008).
=9531 total pages.
PS - My list from 2007 can be found here. As you can see, I'm ADD with my LJs.