Books of 2008
January
Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter [mediocre]
Martyr's Song by Ted Dekker [love it]
Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers [a fave]
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray [love it]
Sex God by Rob Bell [not so much]
Typee by Herman Melville [eh]
February
The Gates of Zion by Bodie Thoene [I like it, but not as much as Zion Covenant]
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince [a fave]
Night by Elie Wiesel [love it; will buy it ASAP]
Redburn by Herman Melville [an improvement on Typee, certainly]
Ghetto Diary by Janusz Korczak [liked it]
1984 by George Orwell [love it]
Shantung Compound by Langdon Gilkey [I liked it...ish]
March
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale [okay]
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu [liked it]
A Season of Grace by Bette N... [so blasted disappointing]
On the Move by Bono [Ethiopian visuals!]
Resident Aliens by Haeurwas [me gusta]
April
April in Paris by Michael Wallner [it's okay]
Vital Signs edited by Dale Peck [meh, mixed bag of goodies]
This Wild Darkness: the story of my death by Harold Brodkey [I liked it]
May [wow, I didn't read many books last month...most were articles for my Pothen paper]
Animal Farm by George Orwell [me gusta]
The Man With Night Sweats by Thom Gunn [meh]
The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski [good parts, slow parts; shouldn't have read it broken up]
Nicolae by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins [so, I don't understand why everyone likes this series so much]
Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw [liked most of it]
Boys Like Us by Peter McGehee [liked it]
The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers [still love it; wrote Francine a letter]
Last Light by Terri Blackstock [I'm thinking about buying the series...so I'm glad it is a series]
Voices in the Night by Dietrich Bonhoeffer [the translation]
Night Light by Terri Blackstock [um...yes...a stay up all night so you can read it in one sitting series]
True Light by Terri Blackstock [ditto]
June
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum [meh]
Stargirl by Jerri Spinelli [for a ya novel, I liked it a lot]
Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Eliott [I've always loved this book]
The Giver by Lois Lowry [um...love it.]
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss [parts were absolutely beautiful, parts were yawnish]
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath [liked it]
Stardust by Neil Gaimon [also liked it]
The Way We Live Now American Plays & the AIDS Crisis [mixed bag]
Without You by Anthony Rapp [pretty good; I loved the added info of the RENT stuff]
Dawn's Light by Terri Blackstock [the end of a good series, le sigh]
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer [definitely YA; definitely buying the series]
July
The Virtuous Consumer by Leslie Garrett [definitely a beginners guide--though I learned a bit]
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer [parts were superfluous, but in general I liked. I liked the J/B/E dynamic]
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer [seriously, book!crack; I want a Jasper/Alice story]
Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller [love it; want to hike Grand Canyon now; thoughts require post]
Atonement by Ian McEwan [a beautiful book and a brilliant story--bought it]
Accidentally on Purpose by Mary Pols [liked it--personality-wise I saw myself]
Cool Names for Babies by Satran & Rosenkrantz [people name their kids some weird stuff]
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou [I loved her story; it was beautiful & heartbreaking...]
Lost in Austen by Emma Campbell Webster [all right in an Austen lover way]
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier [rather brilliant, really]
August
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer [most strongly written of series; though parts contrived; liked it a lot]
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler [While good, it's one I actually preferred the movie]
The Better World Handbook by Jones, Haenfler, & Johnson [some pretty interesting stuff; some to skim]
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy by Geralyn Lucas [pretty good but repetitive]
The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket by John Weir [okay premise, mediocre deliver, better once Eulene entered]
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx [I really liked it, and I rarely like short stories]
The Half-Skinned Steer also by Annie Proulx [this one I didn't like; no character connect at all]
September
Job History by Annie Proulx
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne [I liked it much better this time around]
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris [loved it--shall read more from Sedaris]
The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess [a bit slow going storyline-wise]
October
A Clear and Present Word by Mark D. Thompson [the first chapter was spectacularly slow; pretty good otherwise]
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote [Holly Golightly is an amazing character; and bird imagery! yes]
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge [pretty eye opening]
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyers (what's out there of it) [I much prefer Edward's eyes to Bella's]
November
Penelope by Marilyn McKay [one of those rare moments when the movie is better]
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers by Dan Merchant [me gusta; though not growth inspiring as I agreed with him]
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne [very good, especially for being written in a child's voice]
Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli [hard to believe Harry is really over]
December
The Family by the Balswicks [a textbook, but pretty good]
Providence and Prayer by Terrance Tiessen [a lot was over my head; I preferred the examples at the end]
Let Them Eat Fruitcake by Melody Carlson [meh]
Wisdom by Andrew Zuckerman [brilliant]
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray [always love it]
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray [still a fave]
Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter [mediocre]
Martyr's Song by Ted Dekker [love it]
Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers [a fave]
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray [love it]
Sex God by Rob Bell [not so much]
Typee by Herman Melville [eh]
February
The Gates of Zion by Bodie Thoene [I like it, but not as much as Zion Covenant]
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince [a fave]
Night by Elie Wiesel [love it; will buy it ASAP]
Redburn by Herman Melville [an improvement on Typee, certainly]
Ghetto Diary by Janusz Korczak [liked it]
1984 by George Orwell [love it]
Shantung Compound by Langdon Gilkey [I liked it...ish]
March
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale [okay]
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu [liked it]
A Season of Grace by Bette N... [so blasted disappointing]
On the Move by Bono [Ethiopian visuals!]
Resident Aliens by Haeurwas [me gusta]
April
April in Paris by Michael Wallner [it's okay]
Vital Signs edited by Dale Peck [meh, mixed bag of goodies]
This Wild Darkness: the story of my death by Harold Brodkey [I liked it]
May [wow, I didn't read many books last month...most were articles for my Pothen paper]
Animal Farm by George Orwell [me gusta]
The Man With Night Sweats by Thom Gunn [meh]
The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski [good parts, slow parts; shouldn't have read it broken up]
Nicolae by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins [so, I don't understand why everyone likes this series so much]
Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw [liked most of it]
Boys Like Us by Peter McGehee [liked it]
The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers [still love it; wrote Francine a letter]
Last Light by Terri Blackstock [I'm thinking about buying the series...so I'm glad it is a series]
Voices in the Night by Dietrich Bonhoeffer [the translation]
Night Light by Terri Blackstock [um...yes...a stay up all night so you can read it in one sitting series]
True Light by Terri Blackstock [ditto]
June
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum [meh]
Stargirl by Jerri Spinelli [for a ya novel, I liked it a lot]
Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Eliott [I've always loved this book]
The Giver by Lois Lowry [um...love it.]
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss [parts were absolutely beautiful, parts were yawnish]
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath [liked it]
Stardust by Neil Gaimon [also liked it]
The Way We Live Now American Plays & the AIDS Crisis [mixed bag]
Without You by Anthony Rapp [pretty good; I loved the added info of the RENT stuff]
Dawn's Light by Terri Blackstock [the end of a good series, le sigh]
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer [definitely YA; definitely buying the series]
July
The Virtuous Consumer by Leslie Garrett [definitely a beginners guide--though I learned a bit]
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer [parts were superfluous, but in general I liked. I liked the J/B/E dynamic]
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer [seriously, book!crack; I want a Jasper/Alice story]
Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller [love it; want to hike Grand Canyon now; thoughts require post]
Atonement by Ian McEwan [a beautiful book and a brilliant story--bought it]
Accidentally on Purpose by Mary Pols [liked it--personality-wise I saw myself]
Cool Names for Babies by Satran & Rosenkrantz [people name their kids some weird stuff]
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou [I loved her story; it was beautiful & heartbreaking...]
Lost in Austen by Emma Campbell Webster [all right in an Austen lover way]
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier [rather brilliant, really]
August
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer [most strongly written of series; though parts contrived; liked it a lot]
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler [While good, it's one I actually preferred the movie]
The Better World Handbook by Jones, Haenfler, & Johnson [some pretty interesting stuff; some to skim]
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy by Geralyn Lucas [pretty good but repetitive]
The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket by John Weir [okay premise, mediocre deliver, better once Eulene entered]
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx [I really liked it, and I rarely like short stories]
The Half-Skinned Steer also by Annie Proulx [this one I didn't like; no character connect at all]
September
Job History by Annie Proulx
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne [I liked it much better this time around]
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris [loved it--shall read more from Sedaris]
The Wanting Seed by Anthony Burgess [a bit slow going storyline-wise]
October
A Clear and Present Word by Mark D. Thompson [the first chapter was spectacularly slow; pretty good otherwise]
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote [Holly Golightly is an amazing character; and bird imagery! yes]
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge [pretty eye opening]
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyers (what's out there of it) [I much prefer Edward's eyes to Bella's]
November
Penelope by Marilyn McKay [one of those rare moments when the movie is better]
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers by Dan Merchant [me gusta; though not growth inspiring as I agreed with him]
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne [very good, especially for being written in a child's voice]
Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli [hard to believe Harry is really over]
December
The Family by the Balswicks [a textbook, but pretty good]
Providence and Prayer by Terrance Tiessen [a lot was over my head; I preferred the examples at the end]
Let Them Eat Fruitcake by Melody Carlson [meh]
Wisdom by Andrew Zuckerman [brilliant]
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray [always love it]
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray [still a fave]