Books Read in 2008

Another year has come and gone and my mind is 73 books richer--that's 10 more than in 2007. Here is a list of the books I finished in 2008. You can follow the links to their journal entries on BookCrossing; those books without a link were either borrowed, or are in my permanent collection for the moment. My favorite reads this year? Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, and The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger.

January
1. The Giant's House: A Romance, by Elizabeth McCracken
2. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea, by Sebastian Junger
3. Lean Mean Thirteen, by Janet Evanovich
4. Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne
5. The Wedding, by Dorothy West
6. What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, by Pearl Cleage
7. Warriors Don't Cry, by Melba Pattillo Beals
8. The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography, by Sidney Poitier
9. Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World, by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

February
10. Getting Over Jack Wagner, by Elise Juska
11. And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie (reread)
12. In Search Of The Far Side, by Gary Larson
13. The Right Stuff, by Tom Wolfe
14. Come Closer, by Sara Gran
15. Motor Mouth, by Janet Evanovich
16. Star Wars, by George Lucas
17. Love Story, by Erich Segal

March
18. Forecast, by Jane Tara
19. Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen
20. Five Quarters of the Orange, by Joanne Harris
21. Night, by Elie Wiesel
22. James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
23. Murder Most Frothy, by Cleo Coyle

April
24. Kill Me, by Stephen White
25. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, by Melissa Bank (reread)
26. The Wish List, by Eoin Colfer
27. Gentlemen & Players, by Joanne Harris
28. William Shakespeare's Henry V, by Kenneth Branagh
29. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, by Michael Chabon

May
30. Invasion of Privacy, by Perri O'Shaughnessy
31. The Laughing Dragon, by Kenneth Mahood
32. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
33. Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell
34. Murder Is Easy, by Agatha Christie

June
35. The Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise
36. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin, Jr., and Eric Carle
37. Firestorm, by Iris Johansen
38. Curious George and the Puppies, by Margret & H.A. Rey
39. The Witches, by Roald Dahl
40. The Millionaires, by Brad Meltzer (audio)
41. Thirteen Moons, by Charles Frazier
42. Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home, by Nando Parrado
43. LOST: Secret Identity, by Cathy Hapka
44. Bad Twin, by Gary Troup
45. Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn
46. Pearls Before Swine: Lions and Tigers and Crocs, Oh My! by Stephan Pastis

July
47. I Am The Messenger, by Markus Zusak
48. Mum's the Word, by Kate Collins
49. Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan
50. The Art of Uncontrolled Flight, by Kim Ponders
51. Then & Now Corolla Walking Tour and Guide, by Molly Harrison
52. Lost in a Good Book, by Jasper Fforde
53. All I Need Is You, by Johanna Lindsey
54. Mog the Forgetful Cat, by Judith Kerr

August
55. The Crass Menagerie: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury, by Stephan Pastis
56. The Dead Zone, by Stephen King
57. Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich
58. Atonement, by Ian McEwan
59. Practical Demonkeeping, by Christopher Moore
60. The Jane Austen Book Club, by Karen Joy Fowler

September
61. The Magic Finger, by Roald Dahl
62. The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
63. Cujo, by Stephen King

October
64. The Well of Lost Plots, by Jasper Fforde
65. The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde
66. Half-Moon Investigations, by Eoin Colfer

November
67. In The Woods, by Tana French
68. Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie
69. The Third Secret, by Steve Berry
70. The Birth of Venus, by Sarah Dunant

December
71. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
72. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See
73. Wreck the Halls, by Sarah Graves