98. Posted to death : a Simon Kirby-Jones mystery / Dean James.

Gay vampire mystery novel. Not nearly as good as it sounds.

99-106. Because I'm worth it, I like it like that, You're the one that I want, Nobody does it better, Nothing can keep us together, Only in your dreams, Would I lie to you, Don't you forget about me / by Cecily von Ziegesar.

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Slow month...

92. The next thing on my list : a novel / Jill Smolinski.

This was actually quite good. A woman offers another woman a ride home from aa Weight Watchers meeting. They get into an accident, and the passenger is killed. The driver finds a list of "20 things to do before my 25th birthday" and decides to complete it on behalf of the dead ( Read more... )

78. Sammy's house / Kristin Gore.

Sequel to Sammy's Hill. The first one was better.

79. Yiddish policemen's union / Michael Chabon

Alternate history with the patented Chabon touch. Chabon creates a Jewish homeland in Sitka, Alaska.

80. Dedication / Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus.

Kind of fun. Better than their second novel. What if the boy who ( Read more... )

67. The last summer (of you and me) / Ann Brashares.

It doesn't have the power of the Traveling Pants books, but still a good book. She's a fine writer.

68. A model summer / by Paulina Porizkova.

Fluff.

69. Queen of babble in the big city / Meg Cabot.

Funny fluff.

70. Austenland / Shannon Hale

A disappointment. A book about a woman who hasn't had any ( Read more... )

59-60. Domestic Pleasures / Beth Gutcheon and Five Fortunes / Beth Gutcheon

More "it was there within reach" reading. Beth Gutcheon writes about women and about families as well as anuyone out there.

61. Volumetrics : feel full on fewer calories / Barbara Rolls and Robert A. Barnett.

According to Consumer Reports, this is the most effective diet, ( Read more... )

49. The age of innocence / by Edith Wharton

A favorite of mine. Brought back because I'm also reading the 700+ tiny print new bio of Edith Whartin.

50.-52  Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets / J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban / J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter and the goblet of fire [sound recording] / J.K. Rowling.

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"In Massachusetts today, the freedom to marry is secure."

Legislators vote to defeat same-sex marriage ban

By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff

A proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was defeated today by a joint session of the Legislature by a vote of 151 to 45, eliminating any chance of getting it on the ballot in November 2008. The measure ( Read more... )

40. Tear soup : a recipe for healing after loss / story by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen ; illustrated by Taylor Bills.

This is a children's book that a co-worker thought might help me when Roger died.  I understand why someone might like it but it wasn't really my taste.

41. Life and death of classical music : featuring the 100 best and 20 worst ( Read more... )

I think I've slowed down this month. I'm listening to the world's longest audiobook, so that's a factor.

32. The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay  / Michael Chabon.

Seth Cohen's favorite book.  Need I say more? Amazing.

33-34. Slaughterhouse-five and Breakfast of champions, or, Goodbye blue Monday / Kurt Vonnegut.

I realized that I'd never read  ( Read more... )

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