What I’m Reading: 2008 in Review

And now, as Erin did on her blog yesterday, I’m going to partake in my annual tradition of listing everything I read over the year. This list includes books, short stories (in quotation marks) and graphic novels (marked with an asterisk), and also includes books I re-read this year, not just first-timers. Looking over the list, I’ve decided that I need to read more in 2009. This isn’t a resolution, per se (if you don’t make resolutions you can’t feel bad about failing to accomplish them) but I used to get a lot more reading done.

2008 Reading List:

1. The Frasier Scripts (1999) by Christopher Lloyd & the writers of Frasier – A-
2. “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” (1971) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez – A
3. “The Polish Boy” (2002) by Orson Scott Card – A-
4. Betty and Veronica: Bad Boy Trouble (2007) by Melanie J. Morgan (B-)*
5. “Teacher’s Pet” (2003) by Orson Scott Card – B+
6. “Ender’s Game” (1977) by Orson Scott Card – A
7. “Investment Counselor” (2000) by Orson Scott Card – B+
8. First Meetings in the Enderverse (2005) by Orson Scott Card – B+
9. “The Cold Equations” (1954) by Tom Godwin – A+
10. Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004) by Jeff Lindsay – B+
11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 1 (2007) – B*
12. True Confessions of a Fanboy (2007) by James and Johnny Jacobs – C
13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home (2007) by Joss Whedon – B+
14. “The Book of Sand” (1971) by Jorge Luis Borges – B
15. “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant” (1985) by W.D. Wetherell – B+
16. Shadow of the Giant (2005) by Orson Scott Card – B+
17. Amelia Rules!: The Whole World’s Crazy (2006) by Jimmy Gownley – A*
18. Rumors (Stage Play, 1988) by Neil Simon – B+
19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 2 (2007) – C+*
20. “The Pedestrian” (1951) by Ray Bradbury – B-
21. “Geraldo No Last Name” (1991) by Sandra Cisneros – C
22. “The Other Wife” (1951) by Colette – C+
23. Playing For Keeps (Podiobook, 2008) by Mur Lafferty – A
24. Ender’s Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card – A
25. Duma Key (2008) by Stephen King – B
26. Burnout (2008) by Rebecca Donner – C-*
27. Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys (1992) by Dave Barry –A
28. The Rubber Room (Stage Play, 1995) by Pat Cook – B+
29. Sheldon: Pure Ducky Goodness (2005) by Dave Kellett – B+*
30. Sheldon: The Good, the Bad and the Pugly  (2007) by Dave Kellett – B+*
31. You Suck (2007) by Christopher Moore – B+
32. Hamlet (Stage Play, 1599) by William Shakespeare – A+
33. The Time Machine (1895) by H.G. Wells – A-
34. Harbinger: The Beginning (2008) by Jim Shooter – A-*
35. Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005) by Jeff Lindsay – B
36. Unity Saga Vol. 1 (1994) – A-*
37. Sheldon: 62 Percent More Awesome (2007) by Dave Kellett – B+*
38. Unity Saga Vol. 2 (1994) – B*
39. Unity Saga Vol. 3 (1994) – B+*
40. X-O Manowar: Birth (2008) by Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart & Bob Layton – A-*
41. Sheldon: A Blizzard of Lizards (2007) by Dave Kellett – A-*
42. Bless Me, Father (Stage Play, 1974) by Craig Alpaugh – B+
43. Hack/Slash Omnibus Vol. 1 (2008) by Tim Seeley – B+*
44. Flatland (1884) by Edwin A. Abbott – A
45. New X-Men Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 (2008) by Grant Morrison – B+*
46. The Brief History of the Dead (2006) by Kevin Brockmeier – A
47. Julius Caesar (Stage Play, 1599) by William Shakespeare – A
48. Heaven Book Four: Wasteland (Podiobook, 2008) by Mur Lafferty – B
49. Iron Man: Doomquest (2008) by David Michelinie & Bob Layton-A-*
50. How to Make Webcomics (2008) by Brad Guigar, Dave Kellett, Scott Kurtz & Kris Straub – A
51. The Office and Philosophy (2008) edited by J. Jeremy Wisenewski – B
52. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 3 (2008) – B-*
53. Wanted (2005) by Mark Millar – C-*
54. Green Lantern Corps: The Sinestro War Vol. 1 (2008) – A*
55. Green Lantern Corps: The Sinestro War Vol. 2 (2008) – A+*
56. Penny Arcade: The Case of the Mummy’s Gold (2008) – B+*
57. Walt Disney Treasures: Uncle Scrooge-A Little Something Special (2008) – B+*
58. A Year at the Movies (2002) by Kevin Murphy – A
59. PVP Keeps Trekkin’ (2008) by Scott Kurtz – B*
60. The Complete Peanuts: 1967-1968 (2008) by  Charles M. Schulz – B+
61. The Last Apprentice: Wrath of the Bloodeye (2008) by Joseph Delaney – B+
62. “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind” (1953) by Ray Bradbury – C
63. The Unnamables (2008) by Ellen Booraem – B-
64. My Custom Van (2008) by Michael Ian Black – B+
65. Paradox in Oz (1999) by Edward Einhorn – A
66. Watchmen (1987) by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons – A+*
67. The Alcoholic (2008) by Jonathan Ames & Dean Haspiel – C+*
68. The Vampire Survival Guide (2008) by Scott Bowen – B-
69. The Best Halloween Ever (2004) by Barbara Robinson – C+
70. “The Invalid’s Story (1877) by Mark Twain – B-
71. The Book of Lies (2008) by Brad Meltzer – A
72. 7th Son: Descent (Podiobook, 2006) by J.C. Hutchins – A-
73. Starman Omnibus Vol. 1 (2008) by James Robinson – A-*
74. Yokai Attack: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide (2008) by Hiroko Yoda & Matt Alt – B-
75. 7th Son: Deceit (Podiobook, 2007) by J.C. Hutchins – B+
76. New X-Men Ultimate Collection Vol. 2 (2008) by Grant Morrison – B+*
77. The Invisibles: Bloody Hell in America (1998) by Grant Morrison – B-*
78. 7th Son: Destruction (Podiobook, 2007) by J.C. Hutchins – A
79. The Soddyssey and Other Tales of Supernatural Law (2008) by Batton Lash – B+*
80. The Invisibles: Counting to None (1999) by Grant Morrison – B-*
81. Don’t Drink the Water (1967) by Woody Allen – A-
82. Green Lantern: In Brightest Day (2008) edited by Geoff Johns – B+*
83. Tales of Supernatural Law (2000) by Batton Lash – A*
84. Twilight (2006) by Stephanie Meyer – B-
85. Twisted Toyfare Theatre Vol. 9 (2008) – B+*
86. DuckTales: The Gold Odyssey (2008) by Bob Langhans – B*
87. Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader: Jingle Bell Christmas (2008) – B+
88. Love and Capes Vol. 1: Do You Want to Know a Secret? (2008) by Thomas A. Zahler – A+*
89. Sonovawitch (2000) by Batton Lash – A-*
90. Ender in Exile (2008) by Orson Scott Card – B+
91. The North Pole Employee’s Handbook (2008) – B-
91. The Autobiography of Santa Claus (1995) by Jeff Guinn – A+
92. How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas (2005) by Jeff Guinn – A-
93. Mini-Marvels: Rock, Paper, Scissors (2008) by Chris Giarrusso – A*