Mumble Herder

Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
Books 91-100.
101. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne Fadiman.
102. Brown Harvest by Jay Russell.
103. Dab Neeg Hmoob: Myths, Legends and Folk Tales from the Hmong of Laos, Charles Johnson, editor and Se Yang, associate editor.
104. Summer of '49 by David Halberstam.
105. The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter.

106. Black Betty by Walter Mosley. Every time I read one of Mosley's books I'm convinced it's the best one yet; this is no exception. Easy Rawlins is so compelling in part because he doesn't believe there is such a thing as justice, and only a little bit in truth--he's a reluctant detective because he knows that when he gets involved he's going to see a lot of bad things happen to people, many of whom don't deserve it. It's also a pleasure to see Easy's family and his supporting cast develop and change as the series skips along (this book takes place in 1961). Mosley is a remarkably sure-handed and enjoyable writer.

Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
91. The Non-Adventures of Wonderella: Everybody Ever Forever by Justin Pierce.
92. Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin.
93. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.

94. Strip Jack by Ian Rankin. Still reading these. This is a better book than Hide and Seek, though again it feels like Rankin is inserting Rebus into places where he doesn't really belong, and relying too much on coincidence to lead him through. I guess pacing is one reason I'm still reading, and the setting, and the relationship between Rebus and Holmes, and the fact that I'm not smart enough to figure out who the real culprit is. The latter is true of most mysteries, though, which is part of why I read them.