Ri's Thoughts and Ramblings

I haven't added the last several books of 2006, but I thought I'd post this for now anyway and take it off my bookcrossing profile.

Books I've read in 2006: (* indicates I received this book from another bookcrosser.)
107. The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood 8/10 stars Nov. 8
106. *Killer Summer by Lynda Curnyn 8/10 stars Nov. 3 (Romance VBB to SandDanz)
105. How Children Raise Parents: The Art of Listening to Your Family by Dan B. Allender 6/10 stars Oct. 30 (library book)
104. Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat by Naomi Moriyama 7/10 stars Oct. 27 (library book)
103. *I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) by Laurie Notaro 9/10 stars Oct. 20 (Bookswaplive YBS #1 swap to camis)
102. Frankly Pregnant by Stacy Quarty 8/10 stars Oct. 10 (library book)
101. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 8/10 stars Sept. 30 (library book)
100. Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult 9/10 stars Sept. 25 (library book)
99. *The Manolo Matrix by Julie Kenner 8/10 stars Sept. 12 (intercepted swap to Sunlightbub)
98. *Isabel's Daughter by Judith Ryan Hendricks 7/10 stars Sept. 11 (intercepted swap to Lizabeth86)
97. She's Got the Look by Leslie Kelly 7/10 stars Sept. 6 (Contemporary Romance Swap Round 2 to Lizabeth86)
96. *Candyfreak by Steve Almond 8/10 stars Sept. 5 (July YBS #17 to dittybopper)
95. *The Tall Pine Polka by Lorna Landvik 8/10 stars Sept. 2 (RWL relay to ILuvToRead2)
94. Something Blue by Emily Giffin 6/10 stars Aug. 29 (library book)
93. The Rome Affair by Laura Caldwell 8/10 stars Aug. 28 (placed in the Mystery VBB to ???)
92. Piece of Work by Laura Zigman 5/10 stars Aug. 27 (chick lit swap to ramson)
91. Your Pregnancy for the Father-to-Be by Dr. Glade Curtis and Judith Schuler 7/10 stars Aug. 23 (given to my husband)
90. *Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson 8/10 stars Aug. 19 (passed on to a friend)
89. *The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester 8/10 stars Aug. 14 (passed on to a friend)
88. Everyone Else's Girl by Megan Crane 9/10 stars Aug. 7 (RWL relay to Katayoun c/o Kitten22's M-Bag)
87. *Hit Reply 8/10 stars July 28 (swap to KarinAlyssa)
86. *Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner 9/10 stars July 27 (Romance VBB to meshe)
85. The End of Elsewhere by Taras Grescoe 7/10 stars July 26 (reverse wishlist relay to SKingList)
84. *Asylum by Patrick McGrath 8/10 stars July 25 (Live Dayton Swap to SandDanz)
83. *The Day I Turned Uncool: Confessions of a Reluctant Grown-up by Dan Zevin 9/10 stars July 24 (WTH YBS# 1 July to Chronicbooker)
82. *Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson 7/10 stars July 22 (wild release)
81. The Kiss by Elda Minger 7/10 stars July 19 (Romance VBB to SandDanz)
80. The Coffee Trader by David Liss 7/10 stars July 18 (WTH ALS #2 July to Sidney1220)
79. What Men Want by Deborah Blumenthal 5/10 stars July 16 (ALS to SandDanz)
78. *Spanish Disco by Erica Orloff 9/10 stars July 15 (passing on to Shaunesay)
77. Mean Season by Heather Cochan 9/10 stars July 11 (reverse wishlist relay to Lizabeth86)
76. Straight Talking by Jane Green 9/10 stars July 7 (reverse wishlist relay to AsianWaterfall)
75. *Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies by Martha Barnette 8/10 stars July 4 (relay to bookgal23)
74. *Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison 7/10 stars June 23 (RABCK to Kyrissaean)
73. *Immortal Bad Boys by Rebecca York, et al. 7/10 stars June 18 (reverse wishlist relay to Schoolinathome)
72. *Mercy by Jodi PIcoult 7/10 stars June 14 (bookrelay to Apolonia)
71. *The Givenchy Code by Julie Kenner 8/10 stars June 7 (RWL relay to Kyrissaean)
70. *Ex's and Oh's by Sandra Steffen 7/10 stars June 5 (Contemporary Romance Swap to Lizabeth86)
69. Playing with Boys by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez 6/10 stars June 4 (library book)
68. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/10 stars May 20 (Mississauga Live Swap to Antheras)
67. *Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich 8/10 stars May 19 (RABCK to Helly77)
66. *Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/10 stars May 19 (Mississauga Live Swap to Antheras)
65. *Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich 8/10 stars May 18 (wild release)
64. *Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot 7/10 stars May 18 (Relay to terrafreaky)
63. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 8/10 stars May 16 (library book)
62. *To the Nines by Janet Evanovich 8/10 stars May 15 (RABCK to Helly77)
61. Psychopath by Keith Ablow 8/10 stars May 14 (SSS to Sarradee)
60. Cleaving: the story of a marriage by Dennis and Vicki Covington 4/10 stars May 12 (relay to dittybopper)
59. *To Have and To Hold by Jane Green 9/10 stars May 12 (reverse wishlist relay to AsianWaterfall)
58. Engineers of Fate by J.H. Lamensdorf 4/10 stars May 8 (passed on to a friend)
57. Tales from a Traveling Couch: A Psychotherapist Revisits His Most Memorable Patients by Robert U. Akeret 7/10 stars May 7 (trade with Badgerjim)
56. There's No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled by Doug Lanskey 9/10 stars May 6 (library book)
55. Double Homicide by Faye and Jonathan Kellerman 5/10 stars May 5 (library book)
54. //www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3489516">I Was a Better Mother Before I Had Kids by Lori Borgman 5/10 stars Apr. 28 (relay to gnissorckoob)
53. *On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God by Louise Rennison 6/10 stars Apr. 27 (VBB to Breeze144)
52. *Autobiography of a Fat Bride: True Tales of a Pretend Adulthood by Laurie Notaro 8/10 stars Apr. 26 (almost live swap to dittybopper)
51. *Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 7/10 stars Apr. 22 (RABCK to Breeze144)
50. The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith 7/10 stars Apr. 21 (live swap to Noumena12)
49. *The View from My House by JoAnn Baker 7/10 stars Apr. 21 (RABCK to Jessibud)
48. *Skipping Toward Gomorrah by Dan Savage 8/10 stars Apr. 20 (live swap to Frinkiac-7)
47. The Fabulous Girl's Guide to Decorum by Kim Izzo and Ceri Marsh 6/10 stars Apr. 20 (Slow Chick Lit Swap to Breeze144)
46. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 7/10 stars Apr. 19 (live swap to Noumena12)
45. Hating Valentine's Day by Allison Rushby 7/10 stars Apr. 16 (RABCK to Noumena12)
44. Love Like That by Amanda Hill 3/10 stars Apr. 12 (WTH ALS March #13 to Noumena12)
43. *Unusually Stupid Americans by Kathryn and Ross Petras 5/10 stars Apr. 11 (ALS #13 April to lovemylife)
42. *The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler 8/10 stars Apr. 10 (live swap to Breeze144)
41. *Jewel by Brett Lott 7/10 stars Apr. 9 (wild release)
40. *Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 6/10 stars Apr. 5 (live swap to AceofHearts)
39. *One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 8/10 stars Apr. 3 (RABCK to Breeze144)
38. The Theory of Relativity by Jacquelyn Mitchard 8/10 stars Apr. 2 (convention release)
37. Sex Crimes by Jenefer Shute 6/10 stars Mar. 29 (WTH ALS #11? to Sanddanz)
36. *Atticus by Ron Hansen 7/10 stars Mar. 27 (WTH ALS #11 to ryanreader)
35. The Last Year of Being Married by Sarah Tucker 3/10 stars Mar. 25 (bookrelay to vraciousrdr)
34. *A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly 8/10 stars Mar. 24 (live swap to AceofHearts)
33. Fat Girl: a true story by Judith Moore 8/10 stars Mar. 20 (library book)
32. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore 8/10 stars Mar. 20 (bookrelay to NeedSun)
31. *Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy 7/10 stars Mar. 14 (RABCK to Apolonia)
30. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 8/10 stars Mar. 13 (library book)
29. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume 6/10 stars Mar. 12 (wild release)
28. Many Faces to Many Places by Judy Azar LeBlanc 2/10 stars Mar. 9 (relay to debspag)
27. *Mafia Chic by Erica Orloff 9/10 stars Mar. 4 (relay to KarinAlyssa)
26. *Sometimes I Dream in Italian by Rita Ciresi 5/10 stars Feb. 28 (bookrelay to Lauraloo29)
25. The Goddess Rules by Clare Naylor 7/10 stars Feb. 25 (Chick Lit Swap #2 to Ramson)
24. The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot 8/10 stars Feb. 23 (library book)
23. Under the Duvet by Marian Keyes 6/10 stars Feb. 20 (bookrelay to KarinAlyssa)
22. Prime Cut by Diane Mott Davidson 5/10 stars Feb. 19 (library book)
21. Dixieland Sushi by Cara Lockwood 9/10 stars Feb. 13 (library book)
20. The Night I Got Lucky by Laura Caldwell 9/10 stars Feb. 11 (library book)
19. The Dirty Girls Social Club by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez 6/10 stars Feb. 10 (library book)
18. *Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison 8/10 stars Feb. 6 (RABCK to Ixion)
17. *The Photograph by Penelope Lively 7/10 stars Feb. 5 (bookrelay to Lauraloo29)
16. Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue 7/10 stars Feb. 4 (RABCK to Apolonia)
15. *Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen 6/10 stars Feb. 2 (wild release)
14. Almost Home by Nora Raleigh Baskin 8/10 stars Jan. 29 (VBB to Giz-angel)
13. *Why Girls Are Weird by Pamela Ribon 9/10 stars Jan. 29 (YBS #13 to xallroyx)
12. Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot 8/10 stars Jan. 25 (library book)
11. *Perfume by Patrick Suskind 8/10 stars Jan. 24 (RABCK to HoserLauren)
10. *Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy 8/10 stars Jan. 22 (Bio/Memoir swap to Morsecode)
9. Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella 6/10 stars Jan. 17 (library book)
8. Dating Can Be Deadly by Wendy Roberts 7/10 stars Jan. 15 (Relay to Suebo)
7. Chore Whore: Adventures of a Celebrity Personal Assistant by Heather Howard 7/10 stars Jan. 11 (library book)
6. *Bread Alone by Judith R. Hendricks 8/10 stars Jan. 8 (RABCK to Jessibud)
5. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs 4/10 stars Jan. 8 (RABCK to Heaven150)
4. Flashcards of My Life by Charise Mericle Harper 8/10 stars Jan. 4
3. *The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin 7/10 stars Jan. 3 (RABCK to SandDanz)
2. *Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer 8/10 stars Jan. 2 (Anthology swap to xallroyx)
1. *The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne 6/10 stars Jan. 1 (I Can't Believe I Ate So Much Release Challenge)