And Green Can be Cool and Friendly-like

The weather has changed, and it's a cool and lovely morning to sit on my porch, look at all the green I'm lucky enough to be surrounded by even though I live in the city. The humidity is gone, the birds are singing, and I found a $50 Border's gift card in my wallet and bought books yesterday!

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates is so good I can't put it down (other than to tell you how good it is).
History Lessons for Girls by Aurelie Sheehan is the gamble book of the bunch--the author's name came up when I was searching for something about Scarlett Thomas. We'll see.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a book I've coveted since I read a library copy a few years ago. If you like books about teenagers and haven't read it, do so.
Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart might be terrible--I don't know--but I liked his other book and have been waiting for this to come out in paperback.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett is a replacement copy of this lovely book. I don't know who borrowed it and never gave it back, but now I can rest because I have one back on the shelf.

Sigh. Isn't it lovely? And they're all mine! :-)

And now, back to reading for a bit until I have to go and get ready for work at the library. Where, you might recall, there are more books. Life is good.