2006-2008 Reviews: Alphabetical Index

Flatland by Edwin Abbott (3)
A Perfect Mess by Eric Abrahamson and David D. Freedman (2)
God's Debris by Scott Adams (2)
Thriving on Vague Objectives by Scott Adams (4)
Candyfreak by Steve Almond (3+)
The Monster Hunter's Handbook by Ibrahim Amin (2.5)
The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen by M. T. Anderson (2.5)
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov (3)
Unshelved by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum (3)
What Would Dewey Do? by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum (3)
Restoring the Lost Constitution by Randy Barnett (2.5)
Batman: Son of the Demon by Mike Barr and Jerry Bingham (2)
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear (2)
Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett (2)
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? by Michael Benson (2)
Little Big Man by Thomas Berger (2)
Justice League Unlimited: Jam Packed Action - Volume 1 by Stan Berkowitz and J. M. DeMatteis (2)
Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block (3)
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch (2)
Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown (3)
Adulthood Rites by Octavia Butler (Xenogenesis, book 2) (3)
Dawn by Octavia Butler (Xenogenesis, book 1) (4)
Imago by Octavia Butler (Xenogenesis, book 3) (3)
If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino (2)
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You by Peter Cameron (3)
The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan (3)
Confessions of a Blabbermouth by Mike Carey, Louise Carey, and Aaron Alexovich (2)
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg (2)
Bipolar Disorder Demystified by Lana Castle (2.5)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (3.5)
Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh (3)
Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke (2)
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (2)
Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke (2)
The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke (2.5)
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (3)
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (3)
Teen Titans: Jam Packed Action - Volume 1 by Rick Copp, Tom Pugsley, and Greg Klein (2)
Lunch Lessons by Ann Cooper (1)
Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech (2)
Who's in Control? by Richard Darman (3)
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (3)
The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Catherine Liszt (3+)
Permutation City by Greg Egan (3)
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich (1)
God's Problem by Bart Ehrman (2)
Against the Giants by Ru Emerson (2)
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition edited by Rich Horton (3)
Prayers for the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno (3.5)
Soccer Chick Rules by Dawn FitzGerald (2)
Beastly by Alex Flinn (2)
Girl Genius: Omnibus Edition 1 by Phil and Kaja Foglio (3.5)
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (3)
After Life by Simon Funk (4)
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (2)
The Breakthrough Imperative by Mark Gottfredson and Steve Schaubert (2)
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (4)
Leapholes by James Grippando (1)
Sardine in Outer Space by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar (1)
Saffron and Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand (2)
Ida B by Katherine Hannigan (3)
Rave New World by Lynne Hansen (1)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days Volume 1 by Fumino Hayashi (2*)
Do Not Go Naked into Your Next Presentation by Ron Hoff (2)
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter (2.5)
Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik (2)
Dead Men Kill by L. Ron Hubbard (2)
How to Tell a Secret by P.J. Huff and J.G. Lewin (3)
Faeries' Landing: Volume 1 by You Hyun (3)
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones (3)
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones (3)
Leave the Building Quickly by Cynthia Kaplan (2)
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (3)
Irreducible Mind by Edward Kelly and Emily Kelly, et al (2)
Crisis of Abundance by Arnold Kling (3)
Anne Freaks Volume 1 by Yua Kotegawa (3)
Heavy Metal and You by Christopher Krovatin (4)
Bad Buster by Sofie Laguna (2)
Don't Think of an Elephant! by George Lakoff (1)
In the Land of the Lawn Weenies by David Lubar (3*)
SWF Seeks Same by John Lutz (2)
Wicked by Gregory Maguire (4)
The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni (I Promessi Sposi translated by Bruce Penman) (3)
Hardball by Chris Matthews (4)
Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress by Shelly Mazzanoble (2)
Sold by Patricia McCormick (3)
Saturday by Ian McEwan (3)
Mindful Politics edited by Melvin McLeod (1.5)
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (3)
The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (3)
Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer and Rags Morales (4)
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight series, book 2) (3)
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight series, book 1) (3)
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd (3.5)
The Complete Strangers in Paradise Volume One by Terry Moore (3)
28 Days Later: The Aftermath by Steve Niles, Dennis Calero, Diego Olmos, and Nat Jones (2)
Not Quite What I Was Planning edited by Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith (2)
The Defense of Kamino and Other Tales by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, et al (2)
Sabine by A. P. (2)
Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk (3)
In the Palace of Repose by Holly Phillips (3)
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (3)
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (4)
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (3)
Bonk by Mary Roach (3)
Sword-Dancer by Jennifer Roberson (2)
The Free Lunch by Spider Robinson (3)
Superman: Peace on Earth by Alex Ross and Paul Dini (2)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (3)
Blindness by José Saramago (3)
Skipping Towards Gomorrah by Dan Savage (3)
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (2.5)
The Last Day by Dave Sim and Gerhard (2)
Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons (4)
Villains United by Gail Simone, Dale Eaglesham, and Val Semeiks (2)
The Geography of Girlhood by Kirsten Smith (4)
On Beauty by Zadie Smith (2)
The Riddle of Scheherazade by Raymond Smullyan (3)
The Beatrice Letters by Lemony Snicket (2)
The End by Lemony Snicket (2)
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (3)
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (4)
King Kobold Revived by Christopher Stasheff (The Warlock Series, book 2) (2)
The Warlock in Spite of Himself by Christopher Stasheff (The Warlock Series, book 1) (3)
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (3.5)
The Methuselah Enzyme by Fred Mustard Stewart (2)
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (2)
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart (3)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard (4)
The Arrival by Shaun Tan (3)
Kilala Princess Volume 1 by Rika Tanaka and Nao Kodaka (3)
Leviathan on the Right by Michael Tanner (2.5)
Funny You Should Ask... Volume 2 from Thomson Gale (3)
Runaways, Volume 1 by Brian Vaughan and Adrian Alphona (3)
Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! by Jesse Ventura and Dick Russell (2)
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (3.5)
Candide by Voltaire (2.5)
The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell (2.5)
Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu (2)
Waiter Rant by The Waiter (3)
H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden (2)
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace (3)
Tortoises by Jerry Walls (2)
Super Emma by Sally Warner (2)
The Secret Lives of Men and Women compiled by Frank Warren (3)
Generation Dead by Daniel Waters (3)
The Misenchanted Sword by Lawrence Watt-Evans (3.5)
Star-Begotten by H. G. Wells (2)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 1: The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty (4)
The Faceless Fiend by Howard Whitehouse (3.5)
The Strictest School in the World by Howard Whitehouse (4)
My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems (3)
Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems (3)
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams (2.5)
5 Minutes And 42 Seconds by T. J. Williams (1)
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (3)
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood (2)
The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny (2.5)
The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny (3)
The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny (3)
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (4)
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny (3)
Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny (3)
Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny (2)
Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming by Roger Zelazny and Robert Sheckley (2)

Gaming Books

Dragonmarked by Keith Baker, Michelle Lyons, and C.A. Suleiman (4)
Tome of Battle by Richard Baker, Matthew Sernett, and Frank Brunner (4)
Mage: The Awakening by Kraig Blackwelder, Bill Bridges, Brian Campbell, Stephen Michael DiPesa, Samuel Inabinet, Steve Kenson, Malcolm Sheppard (3)
Werewolf: The Forsaken by Carl Bowen, Rick Jones, James Kiley, Matthew McFarland and Adam Tinworth (3)
Legacies: The Sublime by Joseph Carriker, Jr., Sam Inabinet, Wood Ingham, Mur Lafferty, Travis (4)
Magic Item Compendium by Andy Collins, Eytan Bernstein, Frank Brunner, Owen K.C. Stephens, and John Snead (3)
Complete Psionic by Bruce Cordell and Christopher Lindsay (2)
Rating - 3: useful for many campaigns
Weapons of Legacy by Bruce Cordell, Kolja Liquette, and Travis Stout (2)
Lodges: The Faithful by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Matthew McFarland, and Adam Tinworth (2)
Bloodlines: The Hidden by John Goff, Jess Heinig, Christopher Kobar, Brand Robins, Dean Shomshak and Chuck Wendig (2)
Player's Handbook by Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, and James Wyatt (4)
Martial Power by Rob Heinsoo, David Noonan, Robert J. Schwalb, and Chris Sims (4)
Bloodlines: The Legendary by Wood Ingham, Christopher Kobar, Mur Lafferty, Dean Shomshak, Travis Stout and Chuck Wendig (4)
VII by Christopher Kobar, Greg Stolze, and Chuck Wendig with Will Hindmarch (2)
Vampire: The Requiem by Ari Marmell, Dean Shomshak, and C.A. Suleiman (3)
Monster Manual by Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt (4)
Warlords of the Accordlands: Master Codex by Allison Medwin et al. (2)
Trojan War by Aaron Rosenberg (2)
Complete Champion by Ed Stark, Chris Thomasson, Ari Marmell, Rhiannon Louve, and Gary Astleford (2)
Dragon Magic by Owen K.C. Stephens and Rodney Thompson (3)
Complete Mage by Skip Williams, Penny Williams, Ari Marmell, and Kolja Raven Liquette (3)
Dungeon Master's Guide by James Wyatt (3)
Magic of Incarnum by James Wyatt, Frank Brunner, and Stephen Schubert (3)