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Happiest of Birthdays, princesslaurene!

books 24 and 25...

(Edited to add a warning: Don't read the comments if you don't want spoilers for The Maltese Falcon.)

I have, finally, "The Gun Seller" (by Hugh Laurie) in my very own hot, sweaty little hand, thanks to kryptyd, who is an angel of sweetness. I had been looking for this book for... I want to say a year. A while, anyway.

And now I have it. *is stunned* And, no, I don't care a bit about it's slightly tattered condition - I beat books up to the extent that one of my friends ceased loaning me his because I do that (same thing you do, kryptyd) of carrying them around to read while I'm eating. Actually, I'm sure I'm much harder on books than you are. I should find a way to protect them.

I think "Swallows and Amazons" is going to get shoved aside yet again.

BTW, I finished "The Maltese Falcon" and I think...
( mild spoilers )

I also finally finished "From the Earth to the Moon / Round the Moon" - Jules Verne. At this point if I never read another Jules Verne again I'll be happy. Sheesh, talk about dry and boring. There's really nothing to say about it, it was too dull. Kind of like the rice I'm having for breakfast came out. Milk, butter, honey, cinnamon and nutmeg and it's still bland. :P

#24) "From the Earth to the Moon / Round the Moon" - Jules Verne

#25) "The Maltese Falcon" - Dashiell Hammett

and #26...

Book #26 is finished - Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from July 2006. It seemed a shame to leave it there on my desk for so long and keep pushing it aside for another thing and yet another. I wanted to clean up some loose ends.