2008 Books

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Here are all the books I read in 2008. I wasn’t really serious about writing reviews at this point, so not every title will be a link.

★★★☆☆ The Nimble Man by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski (The Menagerie #1)
★★★☆☆ Tears of the Furies by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski (The Menagerie #2)
★★☆☆☆ Jennie by Douglas Preston
★★★★☆ Of Saints and Shadows by Christopher Golden (The Shadow Saga #1)
★★★★☆ The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander
★★★★★ Reave the Just and Other Tales by Stephen R. Donaldson
★★★☆☆ Howling Mad by Peter David
★★★☆☆ Erec and Enide by Chrétien de Troyes
★★★☆☆ The Knight with the Lion by Chrétien de Troyes
★★★☆☆ Angel Souls and Devil Hearts by Christopher Golden (The Shadow Saga #2)
★★★☆☆ Of Masques and Martyrs by Christopher Golden (The Shadow Saga #3)
★★★☆☆ The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes
★★★☆☆ The Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes
★★★★☆ Taking Laughter Seriously by John Morreall
★★★★☆ Evolving God by Barbara J. King
★★★☆☆ The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip (Riddle-Master #1)
★★★★☆ Heir of Sea and Fire by Patricia A. McKillip (Riddle-Master #2)
★★☆☆☆ Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip (Riddle-Master #3)
★★★☆☆ The Unnatural Inquirer by Simon R. Green (The Nightside #9)
★★★☆☆ The Gathering Dark by Christopher Golden (The Shadow Saga #4)
★★★☆☆ The Gunslinger Born by Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth, Jae Lee, and Richard Isanove (The Dark Tower #1)
★★★★★ Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
★★★★☆ The Man Who Fought Alone by Stephen R. Donaldson (The Man Who #4)
★★★★☆ The Book of Job translated by Stephen Mitchell
★★☆☆☆ Dune by Frank Herbert
★★★☆☆ And God Created Laughter: The Bible as Divine Comedy by Conrad Hyers
★★★★☆ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
★★★☆☆ A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
★★☆☆☆ MASH by Richard Hooker
★★★★☆ The Briar King by Greg Keyes (The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone #1)
★★★★☆ The Charnel Prince by Greg Keyes (The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone #2)
★★★★☆ The Blood Knight by Greg Keyes (The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone #3)
★★★★☆ Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia #4)
★★★☆☆ The Born Queen by Greg Keyes (The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone #4)
★★☆☆☆ Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages by Leland Gregory
★★★☆☆ I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle
★★★★☆ The Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman
★★☆☆☆ Wizards Don’t Need Computers by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #20)
★★★☆☆ Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World’s Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers by Amy Sutherland
★★★☆☆ Bastard Tongues: A Trail-Blazing Linguist Finds Clues to Our Common Humanity in the World’s Lowliest Languages by Derek Bickerton
★★☆☆☆ Dragons of Autumn Twlight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance Chronicles #1)
★★★☆☆ Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance Chronicles #2)
★★★☆☆ Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance Chronicles #3)
★★★★☆ Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance Legends #1)
★★★★☆ War of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance Legends #2)
★★★★☆ Test of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance Legends #3)
★★★★☆ Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
★★☆☆☆ God Knows by Joseph Heller
★★★☆☆ Heroes in Training edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Jim C. Hines
★★★☆☆ Places to Be, People to Kill edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Brittiany A. Koren
★★★☆☆ A Kiss Before the Apocalypse by Thomas E. Sniegoski
★★★☆☆ Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals by Karen Dawn
★☆☆☆☆ The Multiple Man by Ben Bova
★★☆☆☆ Magic Street by Orson Scott Card
★★★☆☆ Knight Life by Peter David (Modern Arthur #1)
★★★☆☆ Tigerheart by Peter David
★★★★☆ Devil’s Cape by Rob Rogers
★★☆☆☆ The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College by Harlan Cohen
★★★☆☆ The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett
★★★★★ The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #1)
★★★☆☆ Book of Names by John Peel (Diadem #1)
★★☆☆☆ Book of Signs by John Peel (Diadem #2)
★★★★☆ Book of Magic by John Peel (Diadem #3)
★★★☆☆ Book of Thunder by John Peel (Diadem #4)
★★★☆☆ Book of Earth by John Peel (Diadem #5)
★★★☆☆ Book of Nightmares by John Peel (Diadem #6)
★★☆☆☆ Jhegaala by Steven Brust (Vlad Taltos #11)
★★★☆☆ Pronouncing Shakespeare: The Globe Experiment by David Crystal
★★★☆☆ Stones Unturned by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski (The Menagerie #3)
★★★★★ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
★★★☆☆ Love’s Labor’s Lost by William Shakespeare
★★★☆☆ Book of War by John Peel (Diadem #7)
★★★☆☆ The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
★★☆☆☆ Waterlily by Ella Cara Deloria
★★★★☆ Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
★★★☆☆ Stephen R. Donaldson’s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: Variations on the Fantasy Tradition by W. A. Senior
★★☆☆☆ Book of Oceans by John Peel (Diadem #8)
★★★☆☆ The Long Road Home by Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David, Jae Lee, and Richard Isanove (The Dark Tower #2)
★★★☆☆ The Great Good Thing by Roderick Townley
★★☆☆☆ Book of Reality by John Peel (Diadem #9)
★★☆☆☆ Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein
★★★☆☆ The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
★★★★★ The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #2)
★★☆☆☆ Book of Doom by John Peel (Diadem #10)
★★★☆☆ Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
★★☆☆☆ In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio by Phillipe Bourgois
★★★★☆ American English: Dialects and Variation by Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes
★★★★★ The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #3)
★★★☆☆ Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson (Alcatraz #1)
★★★★☆ The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez
★★☆☆☆ Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story by Leonie Swann
★★☆☆☆ Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology by Conrad Phillip Kottak
★★★☆☆ Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones by Brandon Sanderson (Alcatraz #2)
★★☆☆☆ The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
★☆☆☆☆ The Thanatos Syndrome by Walker Percy
★★★☆☆ The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
★☆☆☆☆ The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
★★★☆☆ Yes Man by Danny Wallace
★★★★★ Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
★★★☆☆ Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
★★★★☆ Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
★★☆☆☆ The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation by Paulo Coelho

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