Since the 50 Book Challenge went so well for me last year, I’m committing myself once again. I had no trouble meeting my goal of 100 books, so this year I’m upping it: in 2008, I will read 150 books or 45,000 pages.

Ongoing list of all the books I’ve read in 2008 (books I particularly enjoyed are in bold):

1. The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
2. Cardington Crescent by Anne Perry
3. Gunpowder Plot by Carola Dunn
4. The Bloody Tower by Carola Dunn
5. Touchstone by Laurie R. King
6. Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King
7. Hammered by Elizabeth Bear
8. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
9. Miss Silver Comes to Stay by Patricia Wentworth
10. Snake Agent by Liz Williams
11. The Chinese Bell Murders by Robert van Gulik
12. The Chinese Shawl by Patricia Wentworth
13. The Benevent Treasure by Patricia Wentworth
14. The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
15. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
16. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
17. The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
18. The Watersplash by Patricia Wentworth
19. Trade Wind by M.M. Kaye
20. The Chinese Lake Murders by Robert van Gulik
21. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai
22. Freaks: Alive, on the Inside! by Annette Curtis Klause
23. The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull by John Bellairs
24. The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
25. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
26. Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
27. The Grey King by Susan Cooper
28. Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper
29. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
30. Tithe by Holly Black
31. Valiant by Holly Black
32. Enna Burning by Shannon Hale
33. The Curse of the Blue Figurine by John Bellairs
34. The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
35. The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs
36. The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn by John Bellairs
37. The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring by John Bellairs
38. The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb by John Bellairs
39. The Mansion in the Mist by John Bellairs
40. The Doom of the Haunted Opera by John Bellairs
41. Widdershins by Charles de Lint
42. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
43. Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
44. The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
45. Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
46. Crooked House by Agatha Christie
47. Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
48. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
49. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
50. Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie
51. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie
52. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
53. The Complete Quin & Satterthwaite: Love Detectives by Agatha Christie
54. Beauty by Robin McKinley
55. Ironside by Holly Black
56. Sorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
57. The Grand Tour by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
58. Anna, Where Are You? by Patricia Wentworth
59. Dragon’s Blood by Jane Yolen
60. Heart’s Blood by Jane Yolen
61. Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
62. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
63. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
64. And Be a Villain by Rex Stout
65. The Second Confession by Rex Stout
66. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King
67. The Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card
68. The Call of Earth by Orson Scott Card
69. Mairelon the Magician by Patricia C. Wrede
70. Anything Goes by Jill Churchill
71. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
72. The Accidental Florist by Jill Churchill
73. Brunswick Gardens by Anne Perry
74. Bedford Square by Anne Perry
75. Half Moon Street by Anne Perry
76. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
77. Traitors Gate by Anne Perry
78. Southampton Row by Anne Perry
79. Seven Dials by Anne Perry
80. Dark Assassin by Anne Perry
81. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
82. A Dog About Town by J.F. Englert
83. A Dog Among Diplomats by J.F. Englert
84. Callander Square by Anne Perry
85. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
86. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
87. The Chessmen of Doom by John Bellairs
88. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
89. Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
90. Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
91. Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth
92. The Trolley to Yesterday by John Bellairs
93. First Meetings by Orson Scott Card
94. The Ships of Earth by Orson Scott Card
95. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
96. Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card
97. Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
98. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
99. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
100. Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
101. The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
102. Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card

Tags: 50 Book Challenge 2008, Book Lists