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December 29, 2008

Books Read in 2008

  • The Scarecrow and His Servant, by Philip Pullman (12/29)
  • Disquiet, by Julia Leigh (12/28)
  • Silver Wings for Vicki, by Helen Wells (12/28)
  • If the River Was Whiskey, by T. Coraghessan Boyle (12/25) (stories)
  • Black & White, by Dani Shapiro (12/22)
  • A Spy in the Family; An Erotic Comedy, by Alec Waugh (12/22)
  • A Circle is a Balloon and Compass Both: Stories about Human Love, by Ben Greenman (12/21)
  • Tender Morsels, by Margo Lanagan (12/20)
  • The Trial, by Kafka (12/12)
  • Deaf Sentence, by David Lodge (12/3)
  • The Lover's Knot, by Clare O'Donohue (12/1)
  • The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks (11/30)
  • The Oxford Book of Short Stories, edited by V.S. Pritchett (11/29)
  • The Conversations at Curlow Creek, by David Malouf (10/31)
  • The New Granta Book of the American Short Story, edited by Richard Ford (10/31)
  • Her Majesty's Dragon, by Naomi Novik (10/19)
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson (10/09)
  • Iodine, by Haven Kimmel (9/24)
  • Sway, by Zachary Lazar (9/20)
  • Dead Boys, by Richard Lange (9/15) (stories)
  • The Man Without Qualities, Vol 1, by Robert Musil (9/7)
  • The Hob's Bargain, by Patricia Briggs (8/19)
  • Bolt, by Dick Francis (8/11) (re-read, many times over)
  • Break In, by Dick Francis (8/11) (re-read, many times over)
  • Unmentionables, by Beth Ann Fennelly (8/3) (poetry)
  • Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There, ed. by Jason T. Eberl (8/3)
  • Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer (8/2)
  • The Likeness, by Tana French (8/2)
  • Peeps, by Scott Westerfeld (7/26)
  • Finding Battlestar Galactica, an Unauthorized Guide, ed. by Lynnette Porter, David Lavery, & Hillary Robson (7/24)
  • Absurdistan, A Novel, by Gary Shteyngart (7/20)
  • Trespass, by Valerie Martin (7/7)
  • Nothing to Lose, by Lee Child (6/29)
  • Dark Roots, by Cate Kennedy (6/25) (stories)
  • Lush Life, by Richard Price (6/23)
  • Life Class, by Pat Barker (6/16)
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season 3, by David Bassom (6/13)
  • Raven's Strike, by Patricia Briggs (6/12)
  • The Farther Shore, by Matthew Eck (6/11)
  • Raven's Shadow, by Patricia Briggs (6/10)
  • War with the Newts, by Karel Capek (6/9)
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season 2, by David Bassom (6/8)
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion, by David Bassom (6/6)
  • The Collected Stories, by Isaac Bashevis Singer (5/31) (stories)
  • The Final Detail, by Harlan Coben (5/24)
  • One False Move, by Harlan Coben (5/22)
  • Dragon Blood, by Patricia Briggs (5/20)
  • Dragon Bones, by Patricia Briggs (5/18)
  • The Devil of Nanking, by Mo Hayder (5/10)
  • Slam, by Nick Hornby (5/4)
  • Bad Luck and Trouble, by Lee Child (5/2)
  • Just One Look, by Harlan Coben (5/2)
  • Back Spin, by Harlan Coben (4/29)
  • The Death of Virgil, by Hermann Broch (4/28)
  • Fade Away, by Harlan Coben (4/28)
  • The Monsters of Templeton, by Lauren Groff (4/22)
  • Belong to Me, by Marisa de los Santos (4/18)
  • Drop Shot, by Harlan Coben (4/13)
  • The Watchman, a Joe Pike novel, by Robert Crais (4/5)
  • The Tourmaline, by Paul Park (3/30)
  • The Murder at the Vicarage, by Agatha Christie (3/26)
  • Let`s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste, by Carl Wilson (3/25)
  • The Naming of the Dead, by Ian Rankin (3/24)
  • Ms. Pettigrew Lives for the Day, by Winifred Watson (3/22)
  • The Hounds and the Fury, by Rita Mae Brown (3/20 or 21 while crossing international date line)
  • The Hunt Ball, by Rita Mae Brown (3/20)
  • The Complete Stories, by David Malouf (3/19) (stories)
  • The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen Scientist, by Richard P. Feynman (3/3)
  • The Good Soldier Svejk, by Jaroslav Hasek (2/28)
  • The Faithful Spy, by Alex Berenson (2/19)
  • A Princess of Roumania, by Paul Park (2/18)
  • Iron Kissed, by Patricia Briggs (2/1)
  • You Must Be This Happy to Enter, by Elizabeth Crane (1/31) (stories)
  • Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson (1/29)
  • Fortunate Son, by Walter Mosley (1/27)
  • Dead I Well May Be, by Adrian McKinty (1/27)
  • Native Guard, by Natasha Trethewey (1/25) (poetry)
  • The Oxford Book of English Short Stories, edited by A.S. Byatt (1/24) (stories)
  • Housekeeping vs. the Dirt, by Nick Hornby (1/1)

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