{"id":4624,"date":"2011-09-09T08:33:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T12:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?page_id=4624"},"modified":"2014-04-14T09:38:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T13:38:54","slug":"books-read-in-2008","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?page_id=4624","title":{"rendered":"Books Read in 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a title=\"After the Binge\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=481\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Adventures of Treehorn<\/em> by Forence Parry Heide<\/a>, A-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"But Is It Beautiful?\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=523\" target=\"_self\"><em>Beauty<\/em> by Sheri S. Tepper<\/a>, C+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Another \" href=\"..\/..\/?p=393\"><em>Bluebeard<\/em> by Kurt Vonnegut<\/a>, A<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Charming Book\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=333\"><em>Charmed Life<\/em> by Diana Wynne Jones<\/a>, A-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Truth About Tolkien\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=377\"><em>The Children of H\u00farin<\/em> by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/a>, C<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Q&amp;A With Vonnegut\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=345\"><em>Deadeye Dick<\/em> by Kurt Vonnegut<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Four More Books\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=611\" target=\"_self\"><em>Death in Cyprus<\/em> by M.M. Kaye<\/a>, B-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Reading Trio\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=596\" target=\"_self\"><em>Death in the Andamans<\/em> by M.M. Kaye<\/a>, B-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lazy Reading\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=383\"><em>Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums in America<\/em> by Tom Lutz<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What Took You So Long?\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=622\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Dragonbone Chair<\/em> by Tad Williams<\/a>, C+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Not Another Dragon!\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=510\" target=\"_self\"><em>Dragon Rider<\/em> by Cornelia Funke<\/a>, C+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Blue-Footed Reading\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=378\"><em>Gal\u00e1pagos<\/em> by Kurt Vonnegut<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A Gate to a Strange Land\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=479\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Gate to Women\u2019s Country<\/em> by Sheri S. Tepper<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Four More Books\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=611\" target=\"_self\"><em>Get That Novel Started (and Keep It Going \u2019til You Finish)<\/em> by Donna Levin<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Two Gifts\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=614\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Goose Girl<\/em> by Shannon Hale<\/a>, A<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Year-End Reading\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=629\" target=\"_self\"><em>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/em> by J.K. Rowling<\/a>, excellent<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Year-End Reading\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=629\" target=\"_self\"><em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban<\/em> by J.K. Rowling<\/a>, excellent<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Year-End Reading\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=629\" target=\"_self\"><em>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone<\/em> by J.K. Rowling<\/a>, excellent<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Second-to-Last\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=442\" target=\"_self\"><em>Hocus Pocus<\/em> by Kurt Vonnegut<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Welcome, Stranger\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=411\"><em>I\u2019m a Stranger Here Myself<\/em> by Bill Bryson<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"It's Crazy!\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=599\" target=\"_self\"><em>Jim Cramer\u2019s Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World<\/em> by James J. Cramer<\/a>, A-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hanging With the Wolves\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=421\"><em>Julie of the Wolves<\/em> by Jean Craighead George<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Of Birds and Flowers\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=412\"><em>Linnets and Valerians<\/em> by Elizabeth Goudge<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Visiting Old Favorites\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=501\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Little White Horse<\/em> by Elizabeth Goudge<\/a>, A+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"More Catch-Up\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=414\"><em>The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, Book 5)<\/em> by Eoin Colfer<\/a>, A-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Four More Books\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=611\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Lost Continent<\/em> by Bill Bryson<\/a>, C<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Of Flying Peppermint Sticks\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=471\"><em>Mary Poppins Opens the Door<\/em> by P.L. Travers<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Off to a Good Start\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=332\"><em>Mister Monday (The Keys to the Kingdom, Book One)<\/em> by Garth Nix<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Reading Trio\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=596\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Murder of Roger Ackroyd<\/em> by Agatha Christie<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Two Gifts\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=614\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Mysterious Benedict Society<\/em> by Trenton Lee Stewart<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Boo!\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=612\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Night of Wishes<\/em> by Michael Ende<\/a>, C<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Share and Share Alike\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=400\"><em>The Omnivore\u2019s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals<\/em> by Michael Pollan<\/a>, A<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"From Ordinary to Extraordinary\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=441\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Ordinary Princess<\/em> by M.M. Kaye<\/a>, A-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"McCaffrey Trio\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=601\" target=\"_self\"><em>Pegasus in Flight<\/em> by Anne McCaffrey<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Vacation Tale\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=440\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Penderwicks<\/em> by Jeanne Birdsall<\/a>, B-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Not Persuaded\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=367\"><em>Persuasion<\/em> by Jane Austen<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pippi Longstocking, Short Tales\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=613\" target=\"_self\"><em>Pippi Longstocking<\/em> by Astrid Lindgren<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"A Book and a Movie\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=396\"><em>The Princess Bride<\/em> by William Goldman<\/a>, A<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Four More Books\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=611\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Reluctant Tuscan<\/em> by Phil Doran<\/a>, A-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"After the Binge\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=481\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Second)<\/em> by Lemony Snicket<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"McCaffrey Trio\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=601\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Rowan<\/em> by Anne McCaffrey<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Reading Trio\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=596\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Seven Dials Mystery<\/em> by Agatha Christie<\/a>, B-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What Took You So Long?\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=622\" target=\"_self\"><em>Stone of Farewell <\/em>by Tad Williams<\/a>, C+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"From Ordinary to Extraordinary\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=441\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Sun in the Morning<\/em> by M.M. Kaye<\/a>, A<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Futuristic Deja Vu\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=334\"><em>The Supernaturalist<\/em> by Eoin Colfer<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"More Catch-Up\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=414\"><em>The Tale of Despereaux<\/em> by Kate DiCamillo<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"An Affair to Remember\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=346\"><em>Thursday Next: First Among Sequels<\/em> by Jasper Fforde<\/a>, A<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Very Last\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=469\" target=\"_self\"><em>T<\/em><em>imequake<\/em> by Kurt Vonnegut<\/a>, A-<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What Took You So Long?\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=622\" target=\"_self\"><em>To Green Angel Tower<\/em> by Tad Williams<\/a>, C+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=601\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=601\" target=\"_self\"><em>To Ride Pegasus<\/em> by Anne McCaffrey<\/a>, B<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Vonnegut Returns\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=500\" target=\"_self\"><em>Wampeters, Foma &amp; Granfalloons<\/em> by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"After the Binge\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=481\" target=\"_self\"><em>The Westing Game<\/em> by Ellen Raskin<\/a>, B+<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Adventures of Treehorn by Forence Parry Heide, A- Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper, C+ Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut, A Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones, A- The Children of H\u00farin by J.R.R. 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