2008 Reading List

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119 books read in 2008

39,491 pages read in 2008

331.85 average pages per book

At least 2 books read in every genre


DECEMBER (pages=2684;books=9)
!!119. The Myth of You and Me :: Leah Stewart 312

118. A Taste of Crimson (Bk 2) :: Marjorie M. Liu 372 (F24)

117. Servant: The Awakening (Bk 2) :: L. L. Foster 292 (F23)

116. New Moon (Book 1) :: Midori Snyder 280 (Rec6)

116. (I know there is a book that goes here but I can't remember what it is so this is a void. Bummer!)

115. The Sure Thing :: Melissa Hartman 198 (R12)

114. Servant: The Awakening (book 1) :: L. L. Foster 292 (F22)

!!113. Codespell (Book 3) :: Kelly McCullough 274 (SF10)

112. Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega Book 1) :: Patricia Briggs (R) 294

111. The Valley of Secrets :: Charmian Hussey 370 (CF8)

NOVEMBER (pages=2998;books=7;written=59000 words for NaNoWriMo)
-36807- (avg. pg. per book 335)
!!110. Crimson City (Book 1):: Liz Maverick 345 (F21)

!!109. Wolf Who Rules (Book 2) :: Wen Spencer 470 (F20)

108. The Cat Who Played Post Office :: Lilian Jackson Braun 262 (M13)

107. Remains of the Day :: Kazou Ishiguro 245 (C2)

106. Gasping for Airtime :: Jay Mohr 293 (B9)

105. Breaking Dawn (Book 4) :: Stephenie Meyer 754 (YA14)

104. Eclipse (Book 3):: Stephenie Meyer 629 (YA13)

OCTOBER (pages=2310;books=6)
103. New Moon (Book 2) :: Stephenie Meyer 563 (YA12)

!!102. Dies the Fire :: S.M. Stirling 496 (F19)

101. Little Girl Lost (Stoneley 2) :: Shirlee McCoy 252 (M12)
-32498- (avg. pg. per book 325)
100. Alice, I Think :: Susan Juby 242 (YA11)

99. Running With the Demons :: Terry Brooks 434 (F18)

98. The Adept :: Katherine Kurtz & Deborah Turner Harris 323 (F17)

SEPTEMBER (pages=3928;books=13)
97. I Am a Dalek (Doctor Who - 10th Doctor) :: Gareth Roberts 104 (SF9)

!!96. Here If You Need Me :: Kate Braestrup 211 (B8)

95. The River Knows :: Amanda Quick 402 (R11)

94. Shade's Children :: Garth Nix 345 (SF8)

93. Three Weeks with My Brother :: Nicholas & Micah Sparks 356 (B7)

92. Daughter of Hounds :: Caitlin R. Kiernan 368 (F16)

91. The Hawk and the Jewel :: Lori Wick (R) 347 (R10)
-28570- (avg. pg. per book 317)
(v)90. Reading Lolita in Tehran :: Azar Nafisi 347 (B6)

!!89. Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega Book 1) :: Patricia Briggs 294 (F15)

(v)88. Agnes and the Hitman :: Jennifer Cruise & Bob Mayer 419 (R8)

(v)87. The Psychology of Joss Whedon :: (edited) Joy Davidson PhD 215 (R5)

(v)86. Little (Grrl) Lost :: Charles de Lint 271 (YA10)

(v)85. The Stone Rose (Doctor Who - 10th Doctor) :: Jacqueline Rayner 249 (SF7)

AUGUST (pages=2680;books=9)
84. 13 Little Blue Envelopes :: Maureen Johnson 321 (YF9)

83. Shadow Tough (Dirk & Steele Book 2) :: Marjorie M. Liu 354 (M11)

82. All Through the Night :: Davis Bunn 360 (SRC13)

81. Cybermancy (Book 2) :: Kelly McCullough 278 (SF6)
-25462- (avg. pg. per book 318)
80. The Wish List :: Eoin Colfer 252 (YF8)

!!79. Notes from a Big Country :: Bill Bryson 399 (N79)

78. Porteguese Irregular Verbs :: Alexander McCall Smith 128 (NL4)

77. Embrace Me :: Lisa Sampson 309 (SRC12)

76. Body Language :: Suzanne Brockman 279 (R8)

JULY (pages=4258;books=14)
75. Last Girl Dancing :: Holly Lisle 311 (M10

!!74. Staying Dead (Retrievers Book 1) :: Laura Anne Gilman 344 (F14)

!!73. Tinker :: Wen Spencer 438 (F13)

72. Fatal Image (The Secrets of Stonely Book 1) :: Lenora Worth 237 (SRC11)

71. Danger in the Shadows :: Dee Henderson (R) 312 (SRC10)
-22453- (avg. pg. per book 321)
70. Eternity :: Maggie Shayne 326 (R7)

!!69. Garden Spells :: Sarah Addison Allen 290 (R6)

68. The Family Nobody Wanted :: Helen Doss (R) 252 (SRC9/B5)

67. Twilight :: Stephanie Meyer (R)NA (AB3)

66. Rogue :: Rachel Vincent 394 (R5)

65. Oh My Goth :: Gena Showalter 246 (YA7)

64. Tiger Eye (Dirk & Steele Book 1) :: Marjorie M. Liu 342 (M9)

63. The Last Guardian :: Shane Johnson 510 (SRC8)

62. The Scarlet Letterman :: Cara Lockwood 256 (YA6)

JUNE (pages=1970;books=9)
61. Darien's Rise (Passages Book 1) :: Paul McCusker 208(SRC7)
-19629- (avg. pg. per book 327)
60. I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You :: Ally Carter 284 (YA5)

59. Farmer Boy :: Laura Ingalls Wilder (R) 372 (SRC6/C1)

58. The Well of Lost Plots :: Jasper Fforde (R) NA (AB2)

!!57. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire :: Jim Cymbala 186 (SRC5/R4)

56. Velvet Elvis :: Rob Bell 177 (SRC4)

55. Who Brings Forth the Wind :: Lori Wick (R) 396 (SRC3/R4)

54. The Ultimate Gift :: Jim Stovall 154 (SRC2)

!!53. An Hour before Daylight :: Jimmy Carter 273 (SRC1/B4)

MAY (includes June 1st) (pages=3417;books=11)
52. Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (Book 2) :: Jenny Nimmo 402 (CF7)

51. Mermaids on the Moon :: Elizabeth Stuckey-French 256
-17129- (avg. pg. per book 343)
50. Borrower of the Night :: Elizabeth Peters 244 (M8)

49. Midnight for Charlie Bone (Book 1) :: Jenny Nimmo 401 (CF6)

48. The Second Summoning (The Keeper's Chronicles #2) :: Tanya Huff 416 (F12)

47. Witchling :: Yasmine Galenorn 276 (F11)

!!46. A Circle of Quiet (Crosswicks Book 1) :: Madeleine L'Engle 246 (N3)

45. So You Want to Be a Wizard :: Diane Duane 370 (CF5)

44. Welcome to My Planet *Where English is Sometimes Spoken :: Shannon Olson 286 (NL2)

43. Aunt Dimity: Detective :: Nancy Atherton 229 (M7)

42. Any Four Women Could Rob the Bank of Italy :: Ann Cornelisen 291 (NL1)

APRIL (pages=2081;books=7;written=101 pages for Script Frenzy)
41. Smoke and Mirrors - Short Fiction and Illusions :: Neil Gaiman 346 (F10)
-14370- (avg. pg. per book 359)
40. The Color of Distance :: Amy Thomson 467 (SF5)

!!39. Through Violet Eyes :: Stephen Woodworth 333 (M6)

38. Jewels in the Sun :: Nora Roberts (R) 347 (R3)

!!37. The Magician's Tale :: David Hunt 401 (M5)

!!36. Magic Burns (Book 2) :: Ilona Andrews 260 (F9)

35. If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... :: Sharyn McCrumb 273 (M4)

MARCH (pages=4583;books=15)
34. Industrial Magic (Women of the Underworld 3) :: Kelley Armstrong 528 (F8)

!!33. Born on a Blue Day, A Memoir :: Daniel Tammet 226 (B3)

32. How I Survived My Summer Vol. 1 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) :: West, Holder, Dokey, Navarro, Ruditis 273 (F7)

31. Empire of the Ants :: Bernard Werber 296 (SF4)
-9966- (avg. pg. per book 332)
30. The 10th Kingdom :: Kathryn Wesley 479 (F6)

!!29. Peeps :: Scott Westerfeld 312 (YA4)

28. A Severe Mercy :: Sheldon Vanauken (R) 238 (B2)

!!27. Summon the Keeper (Book 1) :: Tanya Huff 331 (F5)

26. After Midnight :: Teresa Medeiros 370 (R2)

25. Winter of Magic's Return :: Pamela F. Service 194 (CF4)

24. Pretties (Book 2) :: Scott Westerfeld 370 (YA3))

23. Doctor Who - The Two Doctors (#100) :: Robert Holmes 159 (SF3)

22. Chasing Vermeer :: Blue Balliett 254 (CF3)

21. Passionate Thirst (Candace Steele Vampire Killer Book 2) :: Cameron Dean 301 (F4)
-6958- (avg. pg. per book 342)
20. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern :: Lilian Jackson Braun 247 (M3)

FEBRUARY (pages=2572;books=7)
19. Peter and the Starcatchers :: Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson 451 (CF2)

18. Heart of Gold :: Sharon Shin 341 (SF2)

!!17. Fool's Errand (The Tawny Man Book 1) :: Robin Hobb 662 (Rc3)

16. The Courage to Write - How Writers Transcend Fear :: Ralph Keyes 195 (NF2)

15. Live Bait :: P. J. Tracy 340 (M2)

14. The Woman in the Wall :: Patricia Kindl 185 (CF1)

!!13. The City of Falling Angels :: John Berendt 398 (NF1)

JANUARY (pages=4139;books=12)
!!12. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay :: Michael Chabon 636 (Rc2)

11. Killer Weekend :: Ridley Pearson 326 (Rc1)
-3177-
10. Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson Book 3) :: Patricia Briggs 287 (F3)

9. Blood Lines/Blood Pact (Volume 2 of The Blood Books) :: Tanya Huff 553 (F2)

!!8. Summers at Castle Auburn :: Sharon Shinn 342 (Ro1)

7. Lost in a Good Book :: Jasper Fforde NA (AB1)

6. Platinum :: Jennifer Lynn Barnes 211 (YA2)

!!5. Monkeewrench :: P.J. Tracy 404 (M1)

4. The SuperNaturalist :: Eoin Colfer 267 (SF1)

3. Lucky Man - a memoir :: Michael J. Fox 260 (B1)

2.Wuthering High (Bard Academy Book 1) :: Cara Lockwood 257 (YA1)

!!1.Through Wolf's Eyes :: Jane Lindskold 596 (F1)

By Genres
Fantasy
1. Through Wolf's Eyes (1)
2. Blood Lines/Blood Pact (9)
3. Iron Kissed (10)
4. Passionate Thirst (21)
5. Summon the Keeper (27)
6. The 10th Kingdom (30)
7. How I Survived My Summer (32)
8. Industrial Magic (34)
9. Magic Burns (36)
10. Smoke and Mirrors (40
11. Witchling (47)
12. The Second Summoning (48)
13. Tinker(73)
14. Staying Dead (74)
15. Cry Wolf (89)
16. Daughter of Hounds (92)
17. The Adept (98)
18. Running with the Demons (99)
19. Dies the Fire (106)
20. Wolf Who Rules (109)
21. Crimson City (110)
22. Servant: The Awakening (114)
Science Fiction
1. The SuperNaturalist (4)
2. Heart of Gold (18)
3. Doctor Who - The Two Doctors (23)
4. Empire of Ants (31)
5. The Color of Distance (40)
6. Cybermancy (81)
7. The Stone Rose (85
8. Shade's Children (94)
9. I Am a Dalek (97)
10. Codespell (113)
Romance
1. Summers at Castle Auburn (8)
2. After Midnight (26)
3. Jewels in the Sun (38)
4. Who Brings For the Wind (55)
5. Rogue (66)
6. Garden Spell (69)
7. Eternity (70)
8. Body Language (75)
9. Agnes and the Hitman (88)
10. The Hawk and the Jewel (91)
11. The River Knows (95)
12. The Sure Thing (115)
Mystery
1. Monkeewrench (5)
2. Live Bait (15)
3. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (20)
4. If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... (35)
5. The Magician's Tale (37)
6. Through Violet Eyes (39)
7. Aunt Dimity: Detective (43)
8. Borrower of the Night (50)
9. Tiger Eye (64)
10. Last Girl Dancing (75)
11. Shadow Touch (83)
12. Little Girl Lost (101)
13. The Cat Who Played Post Office (108)
Biography
1. Lucky Man (3)
2. A Severe Mercy (28)
3. Born on a Blue Day (33)
4. An Hour Before Daylight (53)
5. The Family Nobody Wanted (68)
6. Reading Lolita in Tehran (90)
7. Three Weeks with My Brother (93)
8. Here if You Need Me (96)
9. Gasping for Airtime (106)
Young Adult
1. Wuthering High (2)
2. Platinum (6)
3. Pretties (24)
4. Peeps (29)
5. I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You (60)
6. The Scarlet Letterman (62)
7. Oh My Goth (65)
8. The Wish List (80)
9. 13 Little Blue Envelopes (84)
10. Little (Grrl) Lost (86)
11. Alice, I Think (100)
12. New Moon (103)
13. Eclipse (104)
14. Breaking Dawn (105)
Reccomended
1. Killer Weekend (11)
2. The Amazing Adventure of Kavalier & Clay (12)
3. Fool's Errand (17)
4. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire (57)
5. The Psychology of Joss Whedon (87)
6. New Moon (M. Snyder) (117)
Audiobook
1. Lost in a Good Book (7)
2. The Well of Lost Plots (58)
3. Twilight (67)
4.
5.
Classic
1. Farmer Boy (59)
2. Remains of the Day (107)
3.
4.
5.
Nonfiction
1. The City of Falling Angels (13)
2. The Courage to Write (16)
3. A Circle of Quiet (46)
4. Notes from a Big Country (79)
5.
Children's Fiction
1. The Woman in the Wall (14)
2. Peter and the Starcatchers (19)
3. Chasing Vermeer (22)
4. Winter of Magic's Return (25)
5. So You Want to be a Wizard (45)
6. Midnight for Charlie Bone (49)
7. Charlie Bone and the Time Twister (52)
8. The Valley of Secrets (111)
Not Labeled
1. Any Four Women Could Rob the Bank of Italy (42)
2. Welcome to My Planet *Where English is Sometimes Spoken (44)
3. Mermaids on the Moon (50)
4. Portuguese Irregular Verbs (78)

Summer Reading Challenge
1. An Hour Before Daylight (53)
2. The Ultimate Gift (54)
3. Who Brings Forth the Wind (55)
4. Velvet Elvis (56)
5. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire (57)
6. Farmer Boy (59)
7. Darien's Rise (61
8. The Last Guardian (63)
9. The Family Nobody Wanted (68)
10. Danger in the Shadows (71)
11. Fatal Image (72)
12. Embrace Me (77)
13. All Through the Night (82)

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