52 in 52, 2008

I decided to do something a little different this year. I’ve been swamped with a lot of other things and getting to the reviews for each book has been a bit of a stretch.

The fact is, I’ve been writing more… writing more on my current WIP, writing more at work, and writing more at the 52 Novels sister site. While I enjoy writing the reviews, getting one done for each book sometimes gets a little much.

This year, instead, I’ll write something up only if it blew me away, or if I otherwise have to get my thoughts out about something. You’ll find those linked from the 52 Novels Stash page, as well as a write up in the form of a regular blog post.

Check out the 52 46 novels from 2007, and the 52 from 2006.

Novels I finished in 2008

This list goes from “I just put it down” to “way back.”

  • SHOOTING WAR, by Anthony Lappe
  • MR. PARADISE, by Elmore Leonard
  • GUN MONKEYS, by Victor Gischler
  • THE WAR WITHIN, by Bob Woodward
  • THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama
  • DERAILED, by James Siegel
  • THE COLOR OF LAW, by Mark Gimenez
  • THE LAST SPYMASTER, by Gayle Lynds
  • TONIGHT I SAID GOODBYE, by Michael Koryta
  • FUZZY NAVEL, by J.A. Konrath
  • THE DHARMA BUMS, by Jack Kerouac
  • OUT, by Natsuo Kirino
  • THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, by Thomas Harris
  • THE PEDDLER, by Richard S. Prather
  • ARTICLES OF WAR, by Nick Arvin
    • MONEY SHOT, by Christa Faust
    • GRIFTER'S GAME, by Lawrence Block
    • SONGS OF INNOCENCE, by Richard Aleas
    • THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION, by Michael Chabon
    • HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, by J.K. Rowling
    • WILD FIRE, by Nelson DeMille
    • THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN, by Gil Brewer
    • THE BLONDE, by Duane Swierczynski
    • AT THE CITY'S EDGE, by Marcus Sakey
    • DRY ICE, by Stephen White
    • THE LINCOLN LAWYER, by Michael Connelly
    • ECHO PARK, by Michael Connelly
    • THE BLACK DAHLIA, by James Ellroy
    • NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, by Cormac McCarthy
    • DEADLY BELOVED, by Max Allan Collins
    • BOOMSDAY, by Christopher Buckley
    • LUCKY AT CARDS, by Lawrence Block
    • ROBBIE'S WIFE, by Russell Hill
    • THE NYMPHOS OF ROCKY FLATS, by Mario Acevedo
    • SLIDE, by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr
    • DRIVE, by James Sallis