Red's Book Awards 2008
I seem to have read about 50 proper books this year. That sounds about right--not very many for me, because I was a bit slow this year, but enough to count toward a fairly long list. Last year I claimed 128, 98 being full novels. But I may have been confused?
I think I had more of a job this year, too.
Without further ado, eschewing preliminaries, and moving right along:
2008 in Review, Book Edition
Book that made my year:
Skulduggery Pleasant
Best Book To make the Writer DESPAIR:
The Bee-Keeper's Apprentice
Most Under-Pressed Good Fluff Read:
Beastly (Alex Flinn)
Best Kept Secret of YA fantasy:
Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Most Famous Book I cleverly avoided Reading:
Twilight by Stephanie Mayer
(I read Glass Houses and skimmed Marked just to fob it off-I'll probably see the movie, too, as a clincher)
Best Book I have Read All Year-no, like, I'm still reading it:
Women who Run With Wolves
Graphic Novel of Note:
this one is hard, because I'm still acquainting myself-I flipped through Holly Black's Good Neighbors, by the way, and it looks fabulous.
But I'm going to say I was most impressed/astounded/pick a feature:
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
(I think I read more comics this year, and that is part of the sad size of my book tally.)
I have to say there seems to still be room for my own fantasy Regency. I read quite a few of those without being much impressed....
If you want to see last year's awards, the post is easily accessible via This Internetish Wormhole
I think I had more of a job this year, too.
Without further ado, eschewing preliminaries, and moving right along:
2008 in Review, Book Edition
Book that made my year:
Skulduggery Pleasant
Best Book To make the Writer DESPAIR:
The Bee-Keeper's Apprentice
Most Under-Pressed Good Fluff Read:
Beastly (Alex Flinn)
Best Kept Secret of YA fantasy:
Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Most Famous Book I cleverly avoided Reading:
Twilight by Stephanie Mayer
(I read Glass Houses and skimmed Marked just to fob it off-I'll probably see the movie, too, as a clincher)
Best Book I have Read All Year-no, like, I'm still reading it:
Women who Run With Wolves
Graphic Novel of Note:
this one is hard, because I'm still acquainting myself-I flipped through Holly Black's Good Neighbors, by the way, and it looks fabulous.
But I'm going to say I was most impressed/astounded/pick a feature:
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
(I think I read more comics this year, and that is part of the sad size of my book tally.)
I have to say there seems to still be room for my own fantasy Regency. I read quite a few of those without being much impressed....
If you want to see last year's awards, the post is easily accessible via This Internetish Wormhole