Books read in 2008...

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	Title	Author	Started	Finished	Rating	Comments
1	Ash and Bone	John Harvey	02/01/08	¦15/01/08	***	Intricate plot, at times disturbing
2	The Grim Grotto	Lemony Snicket	02/01/08	¦08/01/08	***	More of the same, does have a bit of character development
R	I Am Legend	Richard Matheson	06/01/08	¦07/01/08	*****	Gripping story that incorporates a scientific explanation for vampires
3	The Penultimate Peril	Lemony Snicket	09/01/08	¦19/01/08	***	Creates anticipation for the final book
4	Blood and Chocolate	Annette Curtis Klause	16/01/08	¦19/01/08	***	A little too juvenile. Not as good as the film
5	The End	Lemony Snicket	22/01/08	¦26/01/08	***	Not entirely satisfying but the end nevertheless
6	Summer Knight	Jim Butcher	23/01/08	¦25/01/08	****	Elaborate tale that draws you in
7	Death Mask	Jim Butcher	28/01/08	¦07/02/08	****	Another unputdownable story from the Dresden Files series
8	Two For The Dough	Janet Evanovich	01/02/08	¦17/02/08	****	Entertaining, funny and thrilling
9	Lullaby	Chuck Palahniuk	18/02/08	¦22/02/08	****	Poetic writing style, disturbing and funny story
10	Crazy as Chocolate	Elisabeth Hyde	25/02/08	¦29/02/08	***	Very little seems to happen, just a little family drama
11	Emma	Jane Austen	03/03/08	¦26/03/08	****	Amusing in it's way, very good characterisations
12	Blood Rites	Jim Butcher	22/03/08	¦09/04/08	****	The most in-depth yet, great back story and teaser for the next book
13	Chocolat	Joanne Harris	10/04/08	¦20/04/08	****	Intricate characters, the story is far better in the film
14	Bare Bones	Kathy Reichs	21/04/08	¦02/05/08	***	Very complex story with a few unlikely moments
15	Dead Beat	Jim Butcher	24/04/08	¦04/05/08	****	Another excellent chapter of the Dresden Files
16	Once Upon a Time in the North	Philip Pullman	05/05/08	¦10/05/08	***	Nice little story that gives some insight into Lee Scoresby
17	Wicked	Gregory Maguire	06/05/08	¦30/05/08	**	Almost too elaborate, a lot of unnecessary side characters
18	Twilight	Stephenie Meyer	15/05/08	¦04/06/08	***	Sweet, but typical teen fare
19	Proven Guilty	Jim Butcher	02/06/08	¦14/06/08	****	Excellent, threads set up for later development
20	Monday Mourning	Kathy Reichs	15/06/08	¦16/06/08	***	Engaging and fast paced story
21	The Underpainter	Jane Urquhart	16/06/08	¦17/06/08	***	Steadily moves on and draws you in, weird
22	White Night	Jim Butcher	18/06/08	¦19/06/08	***	One big fight scene but a lot happens
23	Three to Get Deadly	Janet Evanovich	19/06/08	¦20/06/08	***	Keeps moving, funny in places
24	The Eyre Affair	Jasper Fforde	20/06/08	¦21/06/08	****	Surreal and an interesting alternate history of the UK
25	New Moon	Stephenie Meyer	23/06/08	¦25/07/08	***	Better than the first, more action and interest
26	Cross Bones	Kathy Reichs	23/06/08	¦04/07/08	***	Intriguing, but never comes to any conclusions
R	The Long Way Home	Joss Whedon	01/07/08	¦01/07/08	****	Beautiful art and perfectly Whedonesque story
27	No Future for You	Joss Whedon	01/07/08	¦01/07/08	****	Another beautiful instalment in the official continuation of Buffy
28	Risk of Darkness	Susan Hill	07/07/08	¦18/07/08	***	Never a dull moment, good conclusion of previous story
29	From A Buick 8	Stephen King	22/07/08	¦08/08/08	***	Very surreal, yet pretty real at the same time
30	Shakespeare	Bill Bryson	26/07/08	¦27/07/08	***	Not the funniest but manages to avoid being dry
31	Eclipse	Stephenie Meyer	28/07/08	¦07/08/08	***	Mostly more of the same, doesn't go the way I'd prefer
R	Interview With The Vampire	Anne Rice	31/07/08	¦30/08/08	*****	One of my all time favourites, original for its time
32	Four To Score	Janet Evanovich	12/08/08	¦21/08/08	****	Unputdownable, though a little circular
33	Kill The Messenger	Tami Hoag	22/08/08	¦08/09/08	***	Gripping whodunnit
34	The Feast of All Saints	Anne Rice	31/08/08	¦16/10/08	***	Too long but very engaging
35	High Five	Janet Evanovich	12/10/08	¦24/10/08	***	Entertaining and fast paced
36	QI Book of Animal Ignorance	John Lloyd	12/10/08	¦25/10/08	****	Incredibly interesting
37	Tell No One	Harlan Coben	24/10/08	¦04/11/08	****	Gripping and twists till the very last page
38	The Fourth Bear	Jasper Fforde	05/11/08	¦18/11/08	****	Funny and engaging
39	Cry to Heaven	Anne Rice	19/11/08	¦22/12/08	****	Deep and elaborate
40	Dead Until Dark	Charlaine Harris	28/11/08	¦06/12/08	****	Slightly different from the TV series, but in a good way
41	Wolves at the Gate	Joss Whedon	01/12/08	¦01/12/08	****	More beautiful art and many comedic moments mixed in
42	Sweeney Todd	Original Novel	23/12/08	¦31/12/08	****	While the big reveal is well known, the build up of suspense is good
43	Favole 1. Stone Tears	Victoria Frances	30/12/08	¦31/12/08	***	Beautiful art, the story is like a dream, never quite fully formed
44	African Diary	Bill Bryson	31/12/08	¦31/12/08	*****	Typically amusing Bill Bryson, with added charity

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