I've been a total slack about posting my favorite books of 2008. Full book list here in memories, or tagged here139 total books read in 2008! My highest total yet ( Read more... )

Full title: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Nonfiction. It's almost too cutesy-sweet at times, but it's a fun, light read overall.

Posting this before I forget--I finished it at the airport while I was waiting for F's plane on Tuesday. It's a rather fluffy girly novel, about a woman who is figuring out what she wants out of life and love while dealing with an autistic twin brother. A decent read, but ultimately forgettable.

I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed with this one. ( Read more... )

Full title: The Portland Vase: The Extraordinary Odyssey of a Mysterious Roman Treasure. It's sort of a pop archaeology book; Brooks is described on the cover flap as "an actor and author"--he's not an expert in the field. It's well researched, though, with an extensive bibliography, and it's decently written. Brooks describes the (possibly ( Read more... )

Second book in the trilogy. Again, started it at lunch yesterday, read it on the train home and all night last night. I like these! Can't wait to read the third one (starting on the train ride home tonight--I have a work lunch to go to so I can't read through my lunch today!).

When I saw the author's name, my first thought was, "Oh please." My friend Mike read the trilogy and really liked it, but sometimes his tastes differ from mine. Nevertheless, I picked it up on my lunch break yesterday (bored with the neverending Portland Vase, which hopefully I'll finish today or tomorrow), and actually I really enjoyed the book ( Read more... )

Full title: Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie is Not the Answer. Memoir by Jen Lancaster, proclaimed by herself and assholes on the bus to be a fat bitch, trying to lose weight. I spent most of the book absolutely hating Jen. Here is a chick who doesn't have to go to work--she ( Read more... )

Oh man. I was so sucked in to this one. ( Read more... )

OK, I hate to say it, but this one was really good. ( Read more... )