I apologize for my lacksidasical upkeep of book reviews. Here now is the remainder of the books I read in 2008, in no particular order and probably grouped by series.
Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse & Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
What I Liked: I re-read the series after seeing the movie in November. I basically holed myself in my room for most of my Thanksgiving weekend and read this series TWICE. I had already read this series before and though I enjoyed it, I didn’t have any intention of reading it again. After reading it again the story seemed to take on a whole new life for me. Maybe it was seeing the movie and having a face for all of the characters, or maybe it’s because I was PMSing and was thoroughly enjoying my predisposition to romance and drama but I loved it the second (and third) time around. My favorite thing about these books is the delayed gratification factor, the story keeps you on edge throughout the story. My favorite book was Eclipse. In ways that are totally obvious and cliche, but when you resign yourself into buying into the story line and characters you can happily forget the confines of reality and literary integrity.
What I didn’t: Bella is really really whiney and self-conscious ,which is why we find teenagers so annoying isn’t it? I didn’t particularly like the ending to the series, breaking dawn was my least favorite book.
Who Will Like This: Apparently teenage girls and their moms, oh yeah and me 
Dead Until Dark, Dead in Dallas & Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
What I Liked:I listened to these on audiobook and I really liked the narrator. I bought them for a friend for Christmas and thought I’d take a listen as well. I really wanted to like this series because I love vampires. I started this series in the after glow of the Twilight series.
What I Didn’t: Sookie Stackhouse is an oversexed self-absorbed mind reader. It has been very hard to try and like this series but I figure I might as well stick it out since I have it on audio and can just listen to it passively at work.
Who Would Like This: Not sure, but I guess people that are really into the vampire thing and aren’t too sensitive to the gratuitous sex stuff.
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
What I Liked: I generally enjoy the writing style of Gladwell. He presents ideas in a manner that is visual even though it’s on the page. I think his analogies or examples are much easier to see in the minds eye than statistics or scientific examples that could easily be used to present these ideas. I really enjoyed Blink, it’s interesting to read how the mind works and how our decisions are based on so much more than us just saying yes or no to ourselves.
What I Didn’t: None, I liked it. Granted I’m not a big one for the fact checking when it comes down to non-fic but the theory made perfect sense to me.
Who Would Like This: Those interested in marketing and business
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
What I Liked: Again, I thoroughly enjoy Gladwell’s books and ideas. This one was particularly enjoyable for the human case studies to illustrate his points. I also enjoyed how he made it personal by adding a profile of his grandmother and how it set him up for outlier type status.
What I Didn’t: no complaints here
Who Would Like This: business minded individuals
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
What I Liked: Great inspirational lecture and a touching look back on a life well lived. It had a nice little surprise ending when he reveals his true motives for the lecture.
What I Didn’t: Pretty cliche in terms of dying memoirs but no less poignant.
Who Would Like This: anyone who doesn’t get too uncomfortable at sentimentality.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
What I Liked: Holly Golightly is a very colorful character and Capote does a great job of painting a picture of that era. Very well written.
What I Didn’t: Not sure if Capote is my brand of author, I didn’t find myself getting too involved in the story. It may be a product of having watched the movie before reading the book because I found myself making comparisons the whole time.
Who Would Like This: People interested in good literature
The Easter Parade by Richard Yates
What I Liked: I devoured this book on a plane ride back from New York. I loved every sad minute of this novel. We live our lives telling trying to convince ourselves we have no regrets or that we shouldn’t have any. Yates does a wonderful job of showing regret and how sometimes we end up living a life we didn’t intend to because of cowardly choices or just because of circumstances beyond our control. Beautiful sentence construction, he makes you feel it with every word on the page.
What I Didn’t: Yates’ novels are really depressing and you’re always hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel which never seems to come.
Who Would Like This: Those with a more sophisticated literary taste and who aren’t afraid to get real about life.
seems likely that they will come out with a Twilight sequel pretty soon, there’s more crazy money at stake
oh yeah that’s pretty certain, I’m pretty sure New Moon will start production early this year.