Book Archive

This is a comprehensive look at my reading from 2003 to present and links to all my reviews if I wrote one for a particular title. Reviews appear on my livejournal; my rss feed is here. All my reviews from 2007 and on can be found my checking the year log (these also include completion dates):

• books in 2008
• books in 2007

A disclaimer: I have been told I am a mean, mocking, vicious reviewer, with no respect for how much work goes into a novel. I'm a critic! By critic I mean "analysis/evaluation". I read critically and I comment critically so if you don't like critics, you probably won't like my reviews. At least I don't refer to genres as ghettoes, though. I should get points for that.

Also, please mind the spoiler warnings!

1. Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, John Joseph Adams
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Candyfreak, Steve Almond
4. Nerds: Who They Are And Why We Need More of Them, David Anderegg
5. Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson
6. Twisted, Laurie Halse Anderson
7. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party, M.T. Anderson
8. Love Match, Keira Andrews
9. Th1rteen R3easons Why, Jay Asher
10. The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
11. The Forgetting Room, Nick Bantock
12. Ocean Sea, Alessandro Baricco
13. Abarat, Clive Barker
14. Hope Was Here, Joan Bauer
15. Dust, Elizabeth Bear
16. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, Holly Black
17. Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature, Robin Brande
18. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares
19. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Max Brooks
20. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown
21. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
22. The Stranger, Albert Camus
23. Ender's Game ², Orson Scott Card
24. Speaker for the Dead ², Orson Scott Card
25. If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period, Gennifer Choldenko
26. The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Agatha Christie
27. Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List, Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
28. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
29. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
30. The Book of Lost Things, John Connolly
31. Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper
32. The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper
33. Green Witch, Susan Cooper
34. The Grey King, Susan Cooper
35. Silver on the Tree, Susan Cooper
36. Agnes and the Hitman, Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer
37. Bet Me, Jennifer Crusie
38. Getting Rid of Bradley, Jennifer Crusie
39. Deadline, Chris Crutcher
40. The Muse Asylum, David Czuchlewski
41. Just Listen, Sarah Dessen
42. The Truth About Forever, Sarah Dessen
43. The Stolen Child, Keith Donahue
44. Louisiana Power and Light, John Dufresne
45. The City of Ember, Jeanna DuPrau
46. This is What I Did, Anne Dee Ellis
47. As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner
48. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
49. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer
50. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin
51. The Other Half of Me, Emily Franklin
52. Shadowbridge, Gregory Frost
53. Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
54. Good Omens, Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
55. An Abundance of Katherines, John Green
56. Looking for Alaska, John Green
57. Sexual Revolution in Early America, Richard Godbeer
58. Snow Falling On Cedars, David Guterson
59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddon
60. Geography Club, Brent Hartinger
61. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, Chip Heath & Dan Heath
62. Hoot, Carl Hiaassen
63. Heart-Shaped Box, Joe Hill
64. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman
65. How to Be Good, Nick Hornby
66. Totally Joe, James Howe
67. The Children of Men, P.D. James
68. The Bermudez Triangle, Maureen Johnson
69. Devilish, Maureen Johnson
70. Suite Scarlett, Maureen Johnson
71. Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones
72. The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan
73. The Great Hunt, Robert Jordan
74. The Dragon Reborn, Robert Jordan
75. Skulduggery Pleasant, Derek Landy
76. Absolutely, Positively Not, David LaRochelle
77. Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan
78. Wide Awake, David Levithan
79. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis
80. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, E. Lockhart
81. The Sea-Wolf, Jack London
82. The Giver, Lois Lowry
83. Boy Toy, Barry Lyga
84. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
85. Upon the Midnight Clear, Sherrilynn Kenyon
86. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
87. This Can't Be Happening At Macdonald Hall, Gordon Korman
88. Go Jump In the Pool, Gordon Korman 1/1
89. Beware the Fish, Gordon Korman
90. The War With Mr. Wizzle, Gordon Korman
91. Born to Rock, Gordon Korman
92. Schooled, Gordon Korman
93. Mirror Mirror, Gregory Maguire
94. Wicked, Gregory Maguire
95. Life of Pi, Yann Martel
96. Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado, Nancy Mathis
97. Sunshine, Robin McKinley
98. Wake, Lisa McMan
99. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
100. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
101. Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
102. Hero, Perry Moore
103. Beloved, Toni Morrison
104. The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
105. The Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday, Garth Nix
106. The Keys to the Kingdom: Grim Tuesday, Garth Nix
107. His Majesty's Dragon ², Naomi Novik
108. Throne of Jade, Naomi Novik
109. Black Powder War, Naomi Novik
110. Empire of Ivory, Naomi Novik
111. One Piece 1, Eiichiro Oda
112. One Piece 2 - Eiichiro Oda
113. One Piece 3, Eiichiro Oda
114. One Piece 4, Eiichiro Oda
115. One Piece 5, Eiichiro Oda
116. One Piece 6, Eiichiro Oda
117. One Piece 7, Eiichiro Oda
118. One Piece 8, Eiichiro Oda
119. One Piece 9, Eiichiro Oda
120. One Piece 10, Eiichiro Oda
121. One Piece 11, Eiichiro Oda
122. One Piece 12, Eiichiro Oda
123. One Piece 13, Eiichiro Oda
124. One Piece 14, Eiichiro Oda
125. One Piece 15, Eiichiro Oda
126. One Piece 16, Eiichiro Oda
127. One Piece 17, Eiichiro Oda
128. One Piece 18, Eiichiro Oda
129. One Piece 19, Eiichiro Oda
130. One Piece 20, Eiichiro Oda
131. One Piece 21, Eiichiro Oda
132. When The Emperor Was Divine, Julie Otsuka
133. Auralia's Colors, Jeffrey Overstreet
134. Anne Orthwood's Bastard: Sex and Law in Early Virginia, John Ruston Pagan
135. Eragon, Christopher Paolini
136. Eldest, Christopher Paolini
137. The Adoration of Jenna Fox, Mary E. Pearson
138. The Moviegoer, Walker Percy
139. Little Children, Tom Perrotta
140. Life As We Knew It, Susan Beth Pfeffer
141. the dead & the gone, Susan Beth Pfeffer
142. My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult
143. The Body of Christopher Creed, Carol Plum-ucci
144. The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett
145. The Cobra Event, Richard Preston
146. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them, Francine Prose
147. The Golden Compass ², Philip Pullman
148. The Subtle Knife ², Philip Pullman
149. The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman
150. The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin
151. Mortal Engines, Philip Reeve
152. Predator's Gold, Philip Reeve
153. Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space, Philip Reeve
154. Starcross: A Stirring Adventure of Spies, Time Travel and Curious Hats, Philip Reeve
155. Angels Fall, Nora Roberts
156. Black Rose, Nora Roberts
157. Blue Smoke, Nora Roberts
158. High Noon, Nora Roberts
159. Key of Valor, Nora Roberts
160. Northern Lights, Nora Roberts
161. Red Lily, Nora Roberts
162. Suspicious, Nora Roberts
163. The Gift, Nora Roberts
164. The Mackade Brothers : Rafe and Jared, Nora Roberts
165. Dangerous Liaisons: Sex And Love in the Segregated South, Charles F. Robinson II
166. how i live now, Meg Rosoff
167. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
168. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling
169. Holes, Louis Sachar
170. The Complete Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
171. Old Man's War, John Scalzi
172. Drowning Ruth, Christina Schwarz
173. Perfect You, Elizabeth Scott
174. How to Get Suspended and Influence People, Adam Selzer
175. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning ², Lemony Snicket
176. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room, Lemony Snicket
177. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window, Lemony Snicket
178. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill, Lemony Snicket
179. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy, Lemony Snicket
180. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator, Lemony Snicket
181. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Vile Village, Lemony Snicket
182. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Hostile Hospital, Lemony Snicket
183. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Carnivorous Carnival, Lemony Snicket
184. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope, Lemony Snicket
185. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Grim Grotto, Lemony Snicket
186. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Penultimate Peril, Lemony Snicket
187. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End, Lemony Snicket
188. Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli
189. Snow Crash, Neil Stephenson
190. The Edge Chronicles - Beyond the Deepwoods, Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (illus.)
191. The Edge Chronicles - Stormchaser, Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (illus.)
192. Three Bags Full, Leonie Swann
193. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
194. 7 Days at the Hot Corner, Terry Trueman
195. Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life, Robert M. Utley
196. The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden ², Catherynne M. Valente
197. The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice, Catherynne M. Valente
198. Runaways 1, Brian K. Vaughan
199. Runaways 2, Brian K. Vaughan
200. Y: The Last Man: Unmanned, Brian K. Vaughan
201. Pop!, Aury Wallington
202. Good in Bed, Jennifer Weiner
203. Long Live The Queen, Ellen Emerson White
204. Fables: Legends in Exile (1), Bill Willingham
205. American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang
206. Bread Givers, Anzia Yezierska
207. Kitchen, by Banana Yoshimoto
208. We, Yevgeny Zamyatin
209. Story of a Girl, Sara Zarr
210. Sweethearts, Sara Zarr
211. Elsewhere, Gabrielle Zevin
212. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, Gabrielle Zevin
213. I Am The Messenger, Markus Zusak
214. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

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