I was hesitant to end this book. It felt too much like saying a messy, kinda incomplete (especially given what happens to Michael and Ben) goodbye to some folks I'd come to know well over 9 books. The insight into the much younger days of Andy (now Anna) was touching, and bittersweet on levels that so many - gay, straight, etc. - can relate to better than we often admit.

Maybe I'm selfish, but a tenth go-around wouldn't hurt.