[ex libris] books of 2008

[thejunipertree]

This entry is post-dated, so it will always show up as my first entry. If you are reading my journal directly, rather then through a friends list, you'll need to scroll down past this entry to see if I've written anything new. This is my entry for 2008. The 2007 list may be found here and the 2009 list may be found here.

Books marked with an asterik (*) are re-reads.
I re-read books a lot, usually when I'm completely ass out of material to read.



January
Daughter of Hounds, by Caitlin Kiernan
The Perfect Stranger's Guide to Funerals and Grieving Practices: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies, by Stuart M. Matlins
The Shelters of Stone, by Jean M. Auel *
Boy's Life, by Robert R. McCammon *
Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories, by Chuck Palahniuk *

February
The Green Mile, by Stephen King *
The Subtle Knife, by Phillip Pullman
The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath *
Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America, by Gary Laderman
Swamp Thing Vol. 3: The Curse, by Alan Moore
Swamp Thing Vol. 4: A Murder of Crows, by Alan Moore

March
Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett *
Driving with Dead People, by Monica Holloway
Sundays with Vlad: From Pennsylvania to Transylvania, One Man's Quest to Live in the World of the Undead, by Paul Bibeau
The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues, by Susan Griffin
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, by Barbara Ehrenreich
The Terror: A Novel, by Dan Simmons
Twilight Watch, by Sergei Lukyanenko
I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson *

April
The Amber Spyglass, by Phillip Pullman
Swamp Thing Vol. 5: Earth to Earth, by Alan Moore
Hellblazer: Son of Man, by Garth Ennis
Hellblazer: Good Intentions, by Garth Ennis
Hellblazer: Joyride, by Garth Ennis
God Save the Queen, by Mike Carey and John Bolton
The Books of Magic: Death After Death, by John Ney Rieber
The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities, by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt

May
Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo, by Kate Jackson
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, by Mary Roach
In the Company of Crows and Ravens, by John M. Marzluff, Tony Angell, and Paul R. Ehrlich
Paint It Black, by Janet Fitch
Gracefully Insane: Life and Death Inside America's Premier Mental Hospital, by Alex Beam
A Mermaid's Tale: A Personal Search for Love and Lore, by Amanda Adams
Swamp Thing Vol. 6: Reunion, by Alan Moore
Swamp Thing Vol. 7: Regenesis, by Rick Veitch
Hellblazer: Bloodlines, by Garth Ennis
Hellblazer: Freezes Over, by Brian Azzarello
Hellblazer: The Gift, by Mike Carey

June
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three, by Mara Leveritt
Running with Scissors: A Memoir, by Augusten Burroughs
The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova
The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge, by Jamie James
Snake, by Chris Mattison
The Hour of Our Death, by Phillipe Aries
Sunshine, by Robin McKinley *
Running with Scissors: A Memoir, by Augusten Burroughs
Magical Thinking: True Stories, by Augusten Burroughs
Dry: A Memoir, by Augusten Burroughs

July
Hellblazer: The Fear Machine, by Jamie Delano
Swamp Thing, Vol. 8: Spontaneous Generation, by Rick Veitch
The Umbrella Academy: Volume 1, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba
Little Children: A Novel, by Tom Perrotta
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, by Marjane Satrapi
Hellboy, Volume 1: Seed of Destruction, by Mike Mignola
Hellboy, Volume 2: Wake the Devil, Mike Mignola
The Book of Lost Things: A Novel, by John Connolly
Hellboy, Volume 3: The Chained Coffin and Others, by Mike Mignola
Hellboy Volume 4: The Right Hand of Doom , by Mike Mignola
Raise The Dead, by Leah Moore, John Reppion, Hugo Petrus, and Arthur Suydam
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman *
World War Z, by Max Brooks *

August
The Nightmare Factory, by Thomas Ligotti *
Bloodletting: A Memoir of Secrets, Self-Harm, & Survival, by Victoria Leatham
Possible Side Effects, by Augusten Burroughs
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone, by Stephanie Kuehnert
MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror, by Steve Alten
The Trench, by Steve Alten
MEG: Primal Waters, by Steve Alten
Hauntings and Poltergeists: A Ghost Hunter's Guide, by Loyd Auerbach
Put The Book Back On The Shelf: A Belle And Sebastian Anthology, by Image Comics, Jamie S. Rich, Marc Ellerby, and Jennifer De Guzman

September
The Ferryman, by Christopher Golden
Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville *
Whitechapel Gods, by S.M. Peters
Little, Big by John Crowley
Teatro Grottesco, by Thomas Ligotti

October
Vicious Circle, by Mike Carey
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
30 Days of Night, by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith
Dark Days: 30 Days of Night, Book 2, by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith

November
The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice, by Trevor Corson
Broken: A Novel, by Daniel Clay
Death: A Life, by George Pendle
The Secret History of Moscow, by Ekaterina Sedia
Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures, by Bill Schutt
Flowers in the Attic, by VC Andrews *
Ghosts of Central New Jersey: Historic Haunts of the Somerset Hills, by Gordon Thomas Ward

December
Animal Farm, by George Orwell *
1984, by George Orwell *
American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis *
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding *
Song of Kali, by Dan Simmons
The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller
The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order, by Joan Wickersham
Ravensong: A Natural And Fabulous History Of Ravens And Crows, by Catharine Feher-Elston
Dreamside, by Graham Joyce *
Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems, by David Rakoff
...Or Not to Be: A Collection of Suicide Notes, by Marc Etkind *






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