As of the end of June I have read 24 books. Here they are with links to my reviews, and with a very brief comment as to what I remember about them.
Books read in 2008:
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer- Good, but not worth all the hype. But don't say that on your blog our you'll get some nasty comments.
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger- How on earth does a person write this without being incredibly confused all the time. Excellent book.
- 50 Greatest Love Letters of All Time edited by someone whose name I never went back for. Duh. Forgettable for a book I wanted forever.
- Austenland by Shannon Hale. Sweet little tribute to Pride and Prejudice.
- The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama. Vote Obama in 2008!
- Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume, Jennifer O’Connell, editor. Reminded me that I didn't really read that much Judy Blume.
- Sex and Sensibility, Genevieve Fields, editor. Reminded me that I didn't have much of a single life.
- Storm Front by Jim Butcher. Book 1 of Harry Dresden. I wasn't quite sold on it yet, he's kinda annoying.
- Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs. AWESOME. Best new series I'm reading.
- In the Midnight Rain by Ruth Wind. Revisiting an old favorite- romance and blues, what more could a girl want?
- Moneyball by Michael Lewis. A really interesting book about baseball. I am tempted to read his book Liar's Poker about Wall Street.
- Fool Moon by Jim Butcher. Dresden book 2, I'm starting to like this wizard.
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. Two friends grow up to swap places in the world.
- Grave Peril by Jim Butcher. Dresden book 3.
- The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke. My first Burke and a eye opening fictional account of New Orleans during and after Katrina.
- Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. High school boyfriend grows up to be a big rock star and write songs about you. Great until the end. I had such hopes.
- Candy Girl by Diablo Cody. Average girl becomes a stripper for a year.
- Bonk by Mary Roach. What WON'T they study about sex?
- Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris. Book 2 in a series, girl sees dead people. Wonder if Harris watched The Sixth Sense when she made this one up?
- Toddler edited by Jennifer Margulis. My life in book form.
- 1 Dead in Attic by Chris Rose. Non-fiction account of life after Katrina. Horrifying and depressing and something everyone should read a little bit of.
- Summer Knight by Jim Butcher. Book 4 of Dresden and I jumped right into book 5.
- Helping Me Help Myself by Beth Lisick. Do self-help books really work? It would appear not.
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Best book I've read yet in 2008, I think. The writing is spectacular. Review to come!
I've read a few of those this year as well - Twilight, Austenland, and the Dresden ones. I wasn't that impressed with Twilight either, but loved the others. Sounds like I need to check out the Patricia Briggs series. =)
ReplyDeleteJennifer, it really is a great series. The first one is Moon Called.
ReplyDeleteI like this half a year wrap up thing. Maybe I'll steal the idea from YOU! :)
ReplyDeleteThe only one that we've both read that I reviewed was Snow Flower. I also read the first three you listed, but that was before bloggin' times. I'll hold off on a nasty comment to you about Twilight! :) (Actually, I love to hear what people have say about it when they didn't like it all that much.)
Do it, Suey!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have had a good year. I have read a few of these two and have been wondering about Twilight.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It'll go on the list!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to add Austenland and Iron Kissed and Speak to my TBR list. I really enjoyed Twilight (don't worry, I won't leave a nasty comment!) and The Time Traveler's Wife.
ReplyDeleteI love the Time Traveler's Wife! One of my favorite books of all time. It's just a really smart book. 'Wow' was exactly my reaction. I don't know how she did it =P. I was blown away. I thought of the characters long after I finished the book. Like they're really alive and their pains were real.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! :) Fun to see what you've been reading - I'll definitely be adding a few of those to my list.
ReplyDeleteI've got a signed copy of 1 Dead in the Attic. I'm lucky enough to get to read Chris Rose's column here in NOLA :D
ReplyDeletemee, I thought about TTW long after finishing it. Occasionally little snippets of the plot come back to me now. It was really great.
ReplyDeleteNOLAdawn, 1 Dead in Attic made a real impression on me, particularly at the end when he is talking about his depression. Do you have any other New Orleans recs?