2008 intake post
Fiction [70]
January
Ysabel. Kay, Guy Gavriel. [carried over from 2007]
Starfish. Watts, Peter.
The Sparrow. Russell, Mary Doria.
The Bone Key. Monette, Sarah. (truepenny)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. Brooks, Max.
Widdershins. de Lint, Charles.
The Birth House. McKay, Ami.
Blood and Iron. Bear, Elizabeth. (matociquala)
Whiskey and Water. Bear, Elizabeth. (matociquala)
Maelstrom. Watts, Peter.
February
The Door in the Hedge. McKinley, Robin.
Shadow Spinner. Fletcher, Susan.
The Bermudez Triangle. Johnson, Maureen.
Sebastian. Bishop, Anne.
Blindsight. Watts, Peter.
Spook Country. Gibson, William. [put on hold--resumed/finished in March]
The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice. Valente, Catherynne M. (yuki_onna)
March
The Android's Dream. Scalzi, John.
Tiger Eye. Liu, Marjorie M.
April
The Mirador. Monette, Sarah. (truepenny)
The Good Fairies of New York. Millar, Martin.
A Companion To Wolves. Monette, Sarah and Elizabeth Bear. (truepenny and matociquala)
Idlewild. Sagan, Nick.
Edenborn. Sagan, Nick.
Catalyst. Hoffman, Nina Kiriki.
Dragonhaven. McKinley, Robin.
Everfree. Sagan, Nick.
The Labyrinth. Valente, Catherynne M. (yuki_onna)
May
The Oracle's Queen. Flewelling, Lynn.
The Queen of Attolia. Turner, Megan Whalen.
June
The King of Attolia. Turner, Megan Whalen.
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: The Pox Party (vol. 1). Anderson, M. T.
Little Brother. Doctorow, Cory.
Tangled Webs. Bishop, Anne.
Kushiel's Scion. Carey, Jacqueline.
July
The Bloody Chamber. Carter, Angela.
Kushiel's Justice. Carey, Jacqueline.
Promises to Keep. de Lint, Charles.
Territory. Bull, Emma.
Dust. Bear, Elizabeth. (matociquala)
Farthing. Walton, Jo.
August
The Shape-Changer's Wife. Shinn, Sharon.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel. Maguire, Gregory.
Wicked Lovely. Marr, Melissa.
Freedom & Necessity. Brust, Steven and Emma Bull.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Alexie, Sherman.
The New Moon's Arms. Hopkinson, Nalo.
September
Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Lindsay, Jeff.
The Iron Dragon's Daughter. Swanwick, Michael.
Girls Fall Down. Helwig, Maggie.
The Initiate. Cooper, Louise.
The Outcast. Cooper, Louise.
The Master. Cooper, Louise.
The Deceiver. Cooper, Louise.
The Pretender. Cooper, Louise.
The Avenger. Cooper, Louise.
A Shadow in Summer. Abraham, David.
October
Black Wine. Dorsey, Candas Jane.
Perfect Circle. Stewart, Sean.
The Chains That You Refuse. Bear, Elizabeth. (matociquala)
November
The Graveyard Book. Gaiman, Neil.
Biting the Sun. Lee, Tanith. [Don't Bite the Sun and Drinking Sapphire Wine]
The Thirteenth Tale. Setterfield, Diane.
Skin Hunger (A Resurrection of Magic). Duey, Kathleen.
New Amsterdam. Bear, Elizabeth. (matociquala)
Ink and Steel. Bear, Elizabeth. (matociquala)
December
Victory of Eagles. Novik, Naomi.
The Darkness That Comes Before. Bakker, R. Scott.
The Time Traveler's Wife. Niffenegger, Audrey.
Hell and Earth. Bear, Elizabeth. (matociquala)
A Betrayal in Winter. Abraham, David. (carried over into 2009. Not counted)
Non-Fiction [23]
January
Home by Design: Transforming Your House Into Home. Susanka, Sarah.
Inside the Not So Big House. Susanka, Sarah and Marc Vassallo.
Life After the City: A Harrowsmith Guide to Rural Living. Long, Charles. [skimmed]
Miriam's Kitchen. Ehrlich, Elizabeth.
Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic. De Graff, John and David Wann and Thomas H. Naylor.
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. Obama, Barack.
February
The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters. Susanka, Sarah.
Grand Canyon: True Stories of Life Below the Rim (Travelers' Tales). ed. O'Reilly, Sean, and James O'Reilly and Larry Habegger.
Running With Scissors. Burroughs, Augusten.
March
Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China. Ping, Wang.
April
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Pollan, Michael.
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant. Ferrari-Adler, Jenni. [ed.]
A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France. Brennan, Georgeanne.
May
Blue Plate Specials & Blue Ribbon Chefs : The Heart and Soul of America's Great Roadside Restaurants. Stern, Jane and Michael.
June
Just a Geek. Wheaton, Wil.
Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White. Wu, Frank H.
Ireland: True Stories of Life on the Emerald Isle (Travelers' Tales). ed. O'Reilly, James and Larry Habegger and Sean O'Reilly.
Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body. Martin, Courtney E.
The Men Who Stare at Goats. Ronson, Jon.
July
Japan: True Stories of Life on the Road (Travelers' Tales). ed. George, Donald W. and Amy Greimann Carlson
The Clutter Cure. Culbertson, Judi.
August
The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls. Brumberg, Joan Jacobs.
October
Armageddon in Retrospect. Vonnegut, Kurt.
Manga/Comics [385]
January [28]
+Anima vol. 1. Mukai, Natsumi.
Ai Yori Aoshi vol. 9. Fumizuki, Kou.
Angel Sanctuary vol. 9-10. Yuki, Kaori.
Bleach vol. 7-12. Kubo, Tite.
Dramacon vol. 3. Chmakova, Svetlana.
Emma vol. 5-6. Mori, Kaoru.
ES (Eternal Sabbath) vol. 7. Soryo, Fuyumi.
Gakuen Alice vol. 1. Higuchi, Tachibana.
Hana Kimi vol. 13-19. Nakajo, Hisaya.
Monster vol. 12. Urasawa, Naoki.
Mushishi vol. 2. Urushibara, Yuki.
NANA vol. 8. Yazawa, Ai. (reread; official version)
One Piece vol. 6. Oda, Eiichiro.
Parasyte vol. 2. Iwaaki, Hitoshi. [Del Rey edition]
Wild Adapter vol. 3. Minekura, Kazuya.
February [33]
Absolute Boyfriend vol. 1-3. Watase, Yuu.
Ai Yori Aoshi vol. 10-12. Fumizuki, Kou.
B't X vol. 1. Kurumada, Masami.
Basara vol. 26. Tamura, Yumi.
Bizenghast vol. 1. LeGrow, M. Alice.
Bleach vol. 13-15. Kubo, Tite.
Cheeky Angel vol. 1. Nishimori, Kiroyuki.
DearS vol. 1. Peach-Pit.
High School Debut vol. 1. Kawahara, Kazune.
Kamichama Karin vol. 1. Koge-Donbo.
La Corda d'Oro vol. 1. Kure, Yuki.
Othello vol. 1. Ikezawa, Satomi.
Return to Labyrinth vol. 1. Forbes, Jake and Chris Lie.
RG Veda vol. 1. CLAMP.
Saikano vol. 1. Takahashi, Shin.
Sand Chronicles vol. 1. Ashihara, Hinako.
Someday's Dreamers vol. 1-2. Yamada, Norie and Kumichi Yoshizuki.
Someday's Dreamers (Spellbound) vol. 2. Yamada, Norie and Kumichi Yoshizuki.
Suppli vol. 1. Okazaki, Mari.
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms. Kouno, Fumiyo.
Train Man: A Shojo Manga. Ocha, Machiko. [Del Rey]
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle vol. 16. CLAMP. (reread; official version)
Undertown vol. 1. Pascoe, Jim and Jake Myler.
Vampire Knight vol. 1. Hino, Matsuri.
The World Exists For Me vol. 1-2. Saitou, Chiho. (Be-PaPas)
March [61]
Absolute Boyfriend vol. 4. Watase, Yuu.
After School Nightmare vol. 1. Mizushiro, Setona.
Anne Freaks vol. 1-4. Kotegawa, Yua.
Bleach vol. 16-21. Kubo, Tite.
Cheeky Angel vol. 2-4. Nishimori, Kiroyuki.
Dazzle vol. 1-7. Endoh, Minari.
Emma vol. 7. Mori, Kaoru.
ES (Eternal Sabbath) vol. 8. Soryo, Fuyumi.
Flower of Life vol. 1-2. Yoshinaga, Fumi.
Fruits Basket vol. 19 (Tokyopop edition). Takaya, Natsuki. [ comments over on umadoshi]
Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 15-16. Arakawa, Hiromu.
Gakuen Alice vol. 2. Higuchi, Tachibana.
Hana Yori Dango vol. 24. Kamio, Yoko.
Hikaru no Go vol. 7. Hotta, Yumi and Takeshi Obata.
Kamichama Karin vol. 2-5. Koge-Donbo.
Monster vol. 13. Urasawa, Naoki.
Mushishi vol. 3. Urushibara, Yuki.
NANA vol. 9. Yazawa, Ai. (reread; official version)
Naruto vol. 17-20. Kishimoto, Masashi.
Othello vol. 2-7. Ikezawa, Satomi.
RG Veda vol. 2-7. CLAMP.
Suppli vol. 2. Okazaki, Mari.
Sweat & Honey. Okazaki, Mari.
Vampire Knight vol. 2. Hino, Matsuri.
Wild Adapter vol. 4. Minekura, Kazuya.
xxx-HOLiC vol. 11. CLAMP. (reread; official version)
Yume Kira Dream Shoppe. Mizuto, Aqua.
Zig*Zag vol. 2. Nakaji, Yuki.
April [21]
Ai Yori Aoshi vol. 13. Fumizuki, Kou.
Backstage Prince vol. 1. Sakurakoji, Kanoko.
Cantarella vol. 1. Higuri, You.
Dazzle vol. 8. Endoh, Minari.
Don't Say Any More, Darling. Yoshinaga, Fumi.
Flower of Life vol. 3. Yoshinaga, Fumi.
Hana Kimi vol. 20-21. Nakajo, Hisaya.
Hikaru no Go vol. 10-11. Hotta, Yumi and Takeshi Obata.
Legends of the Dark Crystal: The Garthim Wars vol. 1. Kesel, Barbara Randall, Max Kim, and Heidi Arnhold.
Monster vol. 14. Urasawa, Naoki.
Naruto vol. 21-24. Kishimoto, Masashi.
The Rabbi's Cat 2. Sfar, Joann.
Skip Beat! vol. 1-3. Nakamura, Yoshiki.
Solfege. Yoshinaga, Fumi.
May [18]
Angel Sanctuary vol. 11-15. Yuki, Kaori.
Basara vol. 27. Tamura, Yumi.
Gimmick! vol. 1. Kanari, Youzaburou and Kuroko Yabuguchi.
The Good Witch of the West vol. 1. Ogiwara, Noriko and Haruhiko Momokawa.
Hana Yori Dango vol. 25-26. Kamio, Yoko.
Honey and Clover vol. 2. Umino, Chica.
Naruto vol. 25. Kishimoto, Masashi.
Prince of Tennis vol. 17. Konomi, Takeshi.
Sand Chronicles vol. 2. Ashihara, Hinako.
Swan vol. 1. Ariyoshi, Kyoko. (most--ran out of time)
Tail of the Moon vol. 11. Ueda, Rinko.
Vampire Knight vol. 4. Hino, Matsuri.
V.B. Rose vol. 1. Hidaka, Banri.
June [34]
A Wise Man Sleeps vol. 1. Takeuchi, Mick.
A.I. Revolution vol. 1-3. Asami, Yuu.
Cardcaptor Sakura vol. 1-5. CLAMP.
Fever vol. 1. Park, Hee Jung.
Hana Kimi vol. 22. Nakajo, Hisaya.
Hana Yori Dango vol. 27-29. Kamio, Yoko.
High School Debut vol. 2-4. Kawahara, Kazune. (reread; official version)
I Hate You More Than Anyone vol. 1. Hidaka, Banri.
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service vol. 1-5. Otsuka, Eiji and Housui Yamazaki.
La Corda d'Oro vol. 8. Kure, Yuki.
Mushishi vol. 4. Urushibara, Yuki.
NANA vol. 10. Yazawa, Ai. (reread; official version)
Naruto vol. 26-27. Kishimoto, Masashi.
S.A (Special A) vol. 5. Minami, Maki.
Saiyuki Reload vol. 8. Minekura, Kazuya.
Shoulder-A-Coffin Kuro vol. 1. Kiyuduki, Satoko.
Skip Beat! vol. 4. Nakamura, Yoshiki.
Time Stranger Kyoko vol. 1. Tanemura, Arina.
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle vol. 17. CLAMP. (reread; official version)
July [27]
Air Gear vol. 1. Oh!great.
Alive: The Final Evolution vol. 1. Kawashima, Tadashi and Adachitoka.
Fairy Cube vol. 1-2. Yuki, Kaori.
Fruits Basket vol. 20. Takaya, Natsuki. [ comments over on umadoshi]
Gakuen Alice vol. 3. Higuchi, Tachibana.
Hana Kimi vol. 23. Nakajo, Hisaya. [series finale]
Her Majesty's Dog vol. 5-8. Takeuchi, Mick.
Honey & Clover vol. 1, 3. Umino, Chica.
Kaze Hikaru vol. 10. Watanabe, Taeko.
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service vol. 6. Otsuka, Eiji and Housui Yamazaki.
Legend of Chun Hyang. CLAMP.
Monster vol. 15. Urasawa, Naoki.
Naruto vol. 28. Kishimoto, Masashi.
Parasyte vol. 3. Iwaaki, Hitoshi.
RG Veda vol. 8. CLAMP.
Short-Tempered Melancholic. Tanemura, Arina.
Sugar Princess vol. 1. Nakajo, Hisaya.
Suppli vol. 3. Okazaki, Mari.
Tail of the Moon vol. 12. Ueda, Rinko.
Wild Adapter vol. 5. Minekura, Kazuya.
xxx-HOLiC vol. 12. CLAMP. (reread; official version)
ZIG*ZAG vol. 3. Nakaji, Yuki. (reread; finalized official version)
August [31]
Ai Yori Aoshi vol. 14. Fumizuki, Kou.
B.O.D.Y. vol. 2. Mimori, Ao.
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time vol. 2. Mizuno, Tohko.
Monkey High! vol. 3. Akira, Shouko.
NANA vol. 11-12. Yazawa, Ai. (reread; official version)
Red River vol. 1-22. Shinohara, Chie.
Sand Chronicles vol. 3. Ashihara, Hinako.
Video Girl Ai vol. 12-13. Katsura, Masakazu.
September [43]
After School Nightmare vol. 2-7. Mizushiro, Setona.
Blank Slate vol. 1. Kanno, Aya.
D.N.Angel vol. 1-11. Sugisaki, Yukiru. (vol. 1-10 reread)
Dolis. Kusumoto, Maki.
The Gentlemen's Alliance † vol. 7. Tanemura, Arina.
Her Majesty's Dog vol. 9-10. Takeuchi, Mick.
Hikaru no Go vol. 12. Hotta, Yumi and Takeshi Obata.
Kieli vol. 1. Kabei, Yukako and Shiori Teshirogi.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya vol. 1. Tanigawa, Nagaru and Gaku Tsugano.
Monster vol. 16. Urasawa, Naoki.
Ouran High School Host Club vol. 1-10. Hatori, Bisco. (vol. 3 reread)
Prince of Tennis vol. 18. Konomi, Takeshi.
S.A (Special A) vol. 6. Minami, Maki.
Silver Diamond vol. 1. Sugiura, Shiho.
Tail of the Moon vol. 13. Ueda, Rinko.
Time Stranger Kyoko vol. 2. Tanemura, Arina.
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle vol. 18. CLAMP. (reread; official version)
Wild Ones vol. 4. Fujiwara, Kiyo.
October [11]
After School Nightmare vol. 8. Mizushiro, Setona.
Crimson Hero vol. 9. Takanashi, Mitsuba.
Kaze Hikaru vol. 11. Watanabe, Taeko.
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service vol. 7. Otsuka, Eiji and Housui Yamazaki.
La Corda d'Oro vol. 9. Kure, Yuki.
Naruto vol. 29. Kishimoto, Masashi.
Parasyte vol. 4. Iwaaki, Hitoshi. [Del Rey edition]
solanin. Asano, Inio.
Translucent vol. 1-3. Okamoto, Kazuhiro.
November [50]
Absolute Boyfriend vol. 5-6. Watase, Yuu. (series finale)
After School Nightmare vol. 9. Mizushiro, Setona.
B.O.D.Y. vol. 3. Mimori, Ao.
Claymore vol. 1. Yagi, Norihiro.
Confidential Confessions vol. 3. Momochi, Reiko.
Fairy Cube vol. 3. Yuki, Kaori. [series finale]
Fruits Basket vol. 21 (Tokyopop edition). Takaya, Natsuki.
Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden vol. 1-7. Watase, Yuu.
Gaba Kawa. Takada, Rie.
Gakuen Alice vol. 4. Higuchi, Tachibana.
Girl Genius vol. 1-2. Foglio, Phil and Kaja.
Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) vol. 30-32. Kamio, Yoko.
High School Debut vol. 5-6. Kawahara, Kazune.
Honey and Clover vol. 4. Umino, Chica.
Love*Com (Lovely Complex) vol. 1-4. Nakahara, Aya.
Monster vol. 17. Urasawa, Naoki.
Mushishi vol. 5. Urushibara, Yuki.
Naruto vol. 30-31. Kishimoto, Masashi.
Ouran High School Host Club vol. 11. Hatori, Bisco.
Parasyte vol. 5. Iwaaki, Hitoshi. [Del Rey edition]
S.A (Special A) vol. 7. Minami, Maki.
Shoulder-A-Coffin Kuro vol. 2. Kiyuduki, Satoko.
Skip Beat! vol. 5-15. Nakamura, Yoshiki.
Sugar Princess vol. 2. Nakajo, Hisaya.
We Were There vol. 1. Obata, Yuki.
[Blue Dragon ch. 1.]
[Damned Sun. Soryo, Fuyumi.]
December [28]
B.O.D.Y. vol. 4. Mimori, Ao.
Dazzle vol. 9. Endoh, Minari.
The Gentlemen's Alliance † vol. 8. Tanemura, Arina.
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time vol. 3. Mizuno, Tohko.
Heaven's Will. Takamiya, Satoru.
Kaze Hikaru vol. 12. Watanabe, Taeko.
Kieli vol. 2. Kabei, Yukako and Shiori Teshirogi.
La Corda d'Oro vol. 2-3. Kure, Yuki.
Love*Com (Lovely Complex) vol. 5-10. Nakahara, Aya.
Loveless vol. 8. Kouga, Yun.
Mushishi vol. 6. Urushibara, Yuki.
NANA vol. 13-14. Yazawa, Ai. (reread; official version)
Naruto vol. 32. Kishimoto, Masashi.
Tail of the Moon vol. 14. Ueda, Rinko.
Time Stranger Kyoko vol. 3. Tanemura, Arina.
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle vol. 19. CLAMP. (reread; official version)
Vampire Knight vol. 5. Hino, Matsuri.
Watchmen. Moore, Alan and Dave Gibbons.
We Were There vol. 2. Obata, Yuki.
Wild Adapter vol. 6. Minekura, Kazuya.
Wild Ones vol. 5. Fujiwara, Kiyo.
[Kimi ni Todoke vol. 1-2. Shiina, Karuho.]
Anime/J-drama [68]
January [8]
Dazzle ep. 1
Hikaru no Go ep. 1
Loveless ep. 1
Trigun ep. 9-12 (rewatch)
xxx-HOLiC ep. 15
February [5]
Hikaru no Go ep. 2-4
Mushi-Shi ep. 1
Trigun ep. 13 (rewatch)
March [14]
Fullmetal Alchemist ep. 1-4 (rewatch)
Genshiken ep. 1-8 (ep. 3 rewatch)
KareKano ep. 1-2 (rewatch)
April [9]
Bus Gamer ep. 1
Damo (K-drama) ep. 1
Mai-Otome ep. 1-7
May [4]
Black Lagoon ep. 1-2
Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Vampire Knight ep. 1
June [1]
Trigun ep. 14 (rewatch)
July [11]
Mai-Otome ep. 8-18
August [4]
Hikaru no Go ep. 5-8
September [7]
D.N.Angel ep. 1-4
Trigun ep. 15-17 (rewatch)
October [3]
Trigun ep. 18-20 (rewatch)
November [2]
Ouran High School Host Club ep. 1, 10 (rewatch)
Movies [12]
January
Sweeney Todd
28 Weeks Later
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (rewatch)
March
Serenity (rewatch)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
May
Iron Man
July
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Batman Begins (rewatch)
The Dark Knight
August
Shaun of the Dead
November
Across the Universe
Domestic TV series
Avatar: The Last Airbender (S1-S3)
Black Books ep. 1-3 (July)
Criminal Minds (S1-S3)
Dead Like Me (S1)
Dexter (S1-S2)
Journeyman
Pushing Daisies
Scrubs (S7)
Supernatural (S3)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Twin Peaks ep. 1 (July)
Venture Brothers, 4-5 early eps. (July)