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December 2008 book list:
* The Little Book of Stress Relief by David Posen - yes, really. i had to do something, right? he's got an interesting way of looking at things that helped at times, but a lot of it just rolled off me.
* The Warrior's Princess by Barbara Erskine - i keep trying to recapture the magic of Lady of Hay, but nothing else Erskine has ever written has captured it. i enjoyed the way she managed to evoke the Rome i remember, but overall, the story was greatly lacking.
* Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - a good continuation to the Vampire Academy novels.
* The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan - one of the books that's taken me months to finish. it was fascinating and thought-provoking, but could have been easily slimmed down to only a few chapters. i got lost in a lot of the repetition.
* Foundation by Mercedes Lackey - finally, a new Valdemar trilogy begins! predictable but comforting.
* To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis - probably the most surprisingly enjoyable read in a long time. it was funny and intelligent and absorbing, though it didn't pull me in as much as i would have liked it to. i'll definately be reading more of her novels.
* The Red Scarf by Kate Furnivall - it didn't hold up as well as her previous novel, but the characters were very real.
* Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon - the comic published to fill the gap between the end of Firefly and the beginning of Serenity. it leaves a little to be desired.
97 books! admittedly, i've read a lot of manga and graphic novels this year, but still! it seems a ridiculous amount. about a dozen of them were "intelligent" books - and i'm counting the Essential Feminist Reader because i've been picking at that all year and still haven't gotten more than halfway through. heavy reading, but interesting.
* The Little Book of Stress Relief by David Posen - yes, really. i had to do something, right? he's got an interesting way of looking at things that helped at times, but a lot of it just rolled off me.
* The Warrior's Princess by Barbara Erskine - i keep trying to recapture the magic of Lady of Hay, but nothing else Erskine has ever written has captured it. i enjoyed the way she managed to evoke the Rome i remember, but overall, the story was greatly lacking.
* Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - a good continuation to the Vampire Academy novels.
* The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan - one of the books that's taken me months to finish. it was fascinating and thought-provoking, but could have been easily slimmed down to only a few chapters. i got lost in a lot of the repetition.
* Foundation by Mercedes Lackey - finally, a new Valdemar trilogy begins! predictable but comforting.
* To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis - probably the most surprisingly enjoyable read in a long time. it was funny and intelligent and absorbing, though it didn't pull me in as much as i would have liked it to. i'll definately be reading more of her novels.
* The Red Scarf by Kate Furnivall - it didn't hold up as well as her previous novel, but the characters were very real.
* Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon - the comic published to fill the gap between the end of Firefly and the beginning of Serenity. it leaves a little to be desired.
97 books! admittedly, i've read a lot of manga and graphic novels this year, but still! it seems a ridiculous amount. about a dozen of them were "intelligent" books - and i'm counting the Essential Feminist Reader because i've been picking at that all year and still haven't gotten more than halfway through. heavy reading, but interesting.
