The great list of 2008
I originally set a goal of reading 50 books this year. Thanks to being unemployed, I not only met my goal, I surpassed it. So, um, here's my list!!
God Is Dead- Ron Currie, Jr. 3/4
The Book of Lost Things-John Connolly 4/4 (LOVED)
Gods Behaving Badly- Marie Phillips 3/4
13 Reasons Why-Jay Asher 2/4
The Lake of Dead Languages-Carol Goodman 2/4 (bit of a letdown, actually.)
Nine Stories- J.D. Salinger 4/4 (re-read. One of my all time favorites)
The Collection- Gioa Diliberto 2 and a half/4 (I was really looking forward to this book and was kinda disappointed)
King Dork-Frank Portman 4/4 (One of my favorites of the year. I'm sure I'll be reading it again in 2009)
Farenheit 451- Ray Bradbury 1/4 (A big meh for this one. I had to force myself to finish it)
With Love and Squalor-Edited by Kip Kozen 3/4
Signed, Mata Hari-Yannick Murphy 3/4
Catcher in the Rye-J.D.Salinger 4/4 (Read for the bazillionth time.)
Run, Catch, Kiss-Amy Sohn 2/4
Versailles-Kathryn Davis 2/4 (I think I liked the cover more than what was inside)
Middlesex- Jeffrey Eugenides 4/4 (I put off reading this for a long time because of the Oprah stigma. I was more than pleasantly surprised)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicles- Haruki Murakami 1/4 (I don't understand why everyone loves this dude so much)
Will Storr v. The Supernatural-Will Storr 3/4
Sisters Grimm Books 1&2 Michael Buckley 3/4
No Lifeguard on Duty-Janice Dickinson 3/4 (Superfun. Janice, you'll always e my favorite ANTM judge)
Three Little Words-Ashley Rhodes-Courter 4/4 (LOVED this one)
Hope's Boy-Andrew Bridge 3/4
I Speak for This Child-Gay Courter 2/4
Orphans of the Living-Jennifer Toth 2/4
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime 1/4 (Again, don't get the hype)
Penelope-Marilyn Kaye 2/4
Twilight
New Moon Stephanie Meyer 2/4 (Hell yes I read these. And except for the last one, really enjoyed them)
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
I Was Told There'd Be Cake- Sloane Crosley 2 and a half/4 (My favorite story was the one about the plastic ponies. Obviously)
Bastard Out of Carolina-Dorothy Allison 2/4
Wicked Lovely-Melissa Marr 2/4
Nobody's Prize-Esther Friesner 3/4
Big Fat Manifesto- Susan Vaught 2/4
A Drownded Maiden's Hair-Laura Amy Schlitz 4/4 (a standout of the year)
Troy-Adele Geras 3/4
Newes from the Dead-Mary Hooper 3/4
The Luxe-Anna Godbersen 4/4 (like a readable soap opera. Most beautiful cover EVER)
Runemarks-Joanne Harris 4/4 (Really, really loved it)
Me, the Missing, and the Dead-Jenny Valentine 4/4
The Green Glass Sea-Ellen Klages 3/4 (really liked this, but couldn't really get into the sequel. Boo!)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks-Lockhart 3/4
Percy Jackson series books 1-4 -Rick Riordan 3/4
Dead Connection- Charlie Price 2/4
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume 4/4
Zombie Blondes-Brian James 4/4 (Best Zombie book ever!)
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist- Cohn and Levinson 4/4
The Patron Saint of Butterflies- Cecilia Galante 3/4
Jacob Have I Loved-Katherine Patterson 4/4 (Another re-read. I adore this book)
Great Gilly Hopkins-Katherine Patterson 3/4
Number the Stars-Lois Lowry 4/4
What Was Lost- Catherine O'Flynn 3/4
How the Light Gets In- Hyland 2/4
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit-Sloan Wilson 4/4 (LOVED)
The Red Necklace-Sally Gardner 4/4 (Can't wait for the sequel)
Sookie Stackhouse Novels 1-7-Charlaine Harris (Like crack. Can't wait til numer 8 comes out in May)
Tethered-Mackinnon 3/4
Disturbing the Peace-Richard Yates 2/4
Graceling- Kristin Cashore 4/4 (LOVED. When is the sequel coming??)
The Uncommon Reader- Alan Bennett 3/4
Gone With the Wind-Margaret Mitchell 4/4 (I've read this 100 times and it never gets old)
Don't You Forget About Me-Jancee Dunn 3/4
The Graveyard Book-Neil Gaiman 3/4
Farthing-Jo Walton 3/4 (still in progress, but I"m really liking it, and I'm glad there are at least two more in the series)
That's a total of 82 books. As you can see, I went on a bit of a spree with reading the YA/kids books, something I feel no shame about at all.
God Is Dead- Ron Currie, Jr. 3/4
The Book of Lost Things-John Connolly 4/4 (LOVED)
Gods Behaving Badly- Marie Phillips 3/4
13 Reasons Why-Jay Asher 2/4
The Lake of Dead Languages-Carol Goodman 2/4 (bit of a letdown, actually.)
Nine Stories- J.D. Salinger 4/4 (re-read. One of my all time favorites)
The Collection- Gioa Diliberto 2 and a half/4 (I was really looking forward to this book and was kinda disappointed)
King Dork-Frank Portman 4/4 (One of my favorites of the year. I'm sure I'll be reading it again in 2009)
Farenheit 451- Ray Bradbury 1/4 (A big meh for this one. I had to force myself to finish it)
With Love and Squalor-Edited by Kip Kozen 3/4
Signed, Mata Hari-Yannick Murphy 3/4
Catcher in the Rye-J.D.Salinger 4/4 (Read for the bazillionth time.)
Run, Catch, Kiss-Amy Sohn 2/4
Versailles-Kathryn Davis 2/4 (I think I liked the cover more than what was inside)
Middlesex- Jeffrey Eugenides 4/4 (I put off reading this for a long time because of the Oprah stigma. I was more than pleasantly surprised)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicles- Haruki Murakami 1/4 (I don't understand why everyone loves this dude so much)
Will Storr v. The Supernatural-Will Storr 3/4
Sisters Grimm Books 1&2 Michael Buckley 3/4
No Lifeguard on Duty-Janice Dickinson 3/4 (Superfun. Janice, you'll always e my favorite ANTM judge)
Three Little Words-Ashley Rhodes-Courter 4/4 (LOVED this one)
Hope's Boy-Andrew Bridge 3/4
I Speak for This Child-Gay Courter 2/4
Orphans of the Living-Jennifer Toth 2/4
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime 1/4 (Again, don't get the hype)
Penelope-Marilyn Kaye 2/4
Twilight
New Moon Stephanie Meyer 2/4 (Hell yes I read these. And except for the last one, really enjoyed them)
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
I Was Told There'd Be Cake- Sloane Crosley 2 and a half/4 (My favorite story was the one about the plastic ponies. Obviously)
Bastard Out of Carolina-Dorothy Allison 2/4
Wicked Lovely-Melissa Marr 2/4
Nobody's Prize-Esther Friesner 3/4
Big Fat Manifesto- Susan Vaught 2/4
A Drownded Maiden's Hair-Laura Amy Schlitz 4/4 (a standout of the year)
Troy-Adele Geras 3/4
Newes from the Dead-Mary Hooper 3/4
The Luxe-Anna Godbersen 4/4 (like a readable soap opera. Most beautiful cover EVER)
Runemarks-Joanne Harris 4/4 (Really, really loved it)
Me, the Missing, and the Dead-Jenny Valentine 4/4
The Green Glass Sea-Ellen Klages 3/4 (really liked this, but couldn't really get into the sequel. Boo!)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks-Lockhart 3/4
Percy Jackson series books 1-4 -Rick Riordan 3/4
Dead Connection- Charlie Price 2/4
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume 4/4
Zombie Blondes-Brian James 4/4 (Best Zombie book ever!)
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist- Cohn and Levinson 4/4
The Patron Saint of Butterflies- Cecilia Galante 3/4
Jacob Have I Loved-Katherine Patterson 4/4 (Another re-read. I adore this book)
Great Gilly Hopkins-Katherine Patterson 3/4
Number the Stars-Lois Lowry 4/4
What Was Lost- Catherine O'Flynn 3/4
How the Light Gets In- Hyland 2/4
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit-Sloan Wilson 4/4 (LOVED)
The Red Necklace-Sally Gardner 4/4 (Can't wait for the sequel)
Sookie Stackhouse Novels 1-7-Charlaine Harris (Like crack. Can't wait til numer 8 comes out in May)
Tethered-Mackinnon 3/4
Disturbing the Peace-Richard Yates 2/4
Graceling- Kristin Cashore 4/4 (LOVED. When is the sequel coming??)
The Uncommon Reader- Alan Bennett 3/4
Gone With the Wind-Margaret Mitchell 4/4 (I've read this 100 times and it never gets old)
Don't You Forget About Me-Jancee Dunn 3/4
The Graveyard Book-Neil Gaiman 3/4
Farthing-Jo Walton 3/4 (still in progress, but I"m really liking it, and I'm glad there are at least two more in the series)
That's a total of 82 books. As you can see, I went on a bit of a spree with reading the YA/kids books, something I feel no shame about at all.