Invisible Man278 reviews Ralph Ellison Vintage, 1995 The invisibility of man + A classic.. + Completely Unique + Underappreciated work of genius             The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse: A Novel45 reviews Louise Erdrich Harper Perennial, 2002 One of the best books I have ever read + A Perfect Book + A delicate situation I just picked this book up recently and was instantly drawn into the storyline. I could not stop reading it. I will not go on and on, I just want to say that I think it would make a fantastic movie - I think Louise is an excellent author (never read anything of hers before) and I was sad to see ...             Lost in the Funhouse (The Anchor Literary Library)9 reviews John Barth Anchor, 1988 I write therefore I am... + the way we tell stories + Confusing, Hilarious, Profound + Stretching short stories             Being There80 reviews Jerzy Kosinski Grove Press, 1999 Strangely prescient - a piece for the "post-partisan era"? + Marterpiece Farce + we reap what we sow Both during and after the election, I was reminded of this excellent novel. With the "light, less-filling" pronouncements of our president elect, it was time to return to "Being There". While not 100% aligned with the recent election (no one would claim that Obama is not intelligent) it ...             The Crying of Lot 49181 reviews Thomas Pynchon Vintage Classics, 1998 A Good Place to Start + A good lot for "Lot" God knows Pynchon isn't for everyone. However, if you are thinking of taking on the adventure his work can be, I highly recomend starting with The Crying of Lot 49. In this novel, you are going to find all of his major themes (some being paranoia, difficult even obscure scientific references, and ...             Mariette in Ecstasy56 reviews Ron Hansen, 1992 Glimpses of passion, of ecstasy + "Mar-iette, like a flaw." + Believeable! + Beautiful + Exquisite...             Gravity's Rainbow273 reviews Thomas Pynchon Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Fear and Loathing in Peenemunde + Nothing but the best This is the mother of all post-modern novels. Much has been said about Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow; even more written about it since it was published 35 years ago. There are a myriad of threads running through this novel. I have read Gravity's Rainbow four times in my life thus far; each ...             White Teeth353 reviews Zadie Smith Penguin Books Ltd, 2001 A difficult read, but at times engaging I almost dropped this book half way through, but forced myself to go on and found that the second half was much better. It is at times engaging and witty, but at other times difficult to follow and even depressing in the description of some of the shabby lives of these people. I did not like the ...             White Noise (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)272 reviews Don DeLillo Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Timeless + Hmmm.... There's a reference in "White Noise" to an Instamatic camera. There's a reference to station wagons. There are one or two other commercial product artifacts in "White Noise" but this is a book that could have been published today with very few edits. (And perhaps one addition--the J.A.K. Gladney ...             Falling Man: A Novel83 reviews Don DeLillo Scribner, 2008 After The Planes + Don't know if this qualifies as a 'review'. + DeLillo's sad concession to a career obsession I couldn't pick this up when it first came out. I listened to it recently on CD during a long drive and with each mile, I felt the growing weight and gravity, lived with the men and women grappling with the aftermath, after the planes. There is a phrase in "Falling Man" that covers lots of ground ...             White Teeth353 reviews Zadie Smith Penguin Books Ltd, 2001 A difficult read, but at times engaging I almost dropped this book half way through, but forced myself to go on and found that the second half was much better. It is at times engaging and witty, but at other times difficult to follow and even depressing in the description of some of the shabby lives of these people. I did not like the ...             Gravity's Rainbow273 reviews Thomas Pynchon Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Fear and Loathing in Peenemunde + Nothing but the best This is the mother of all post-modern novels. Much has been said about Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow; even more written about it since it was published 35 years ago. There are a myriad of threads running through this novel. I have read Gravity's Rainbow four times in my life thus far; each ...             Being There80 reviews Jerzy Kosinski Grove Press, 1999 Strangely prescient - a piece for the "post-partisan era"? + Marterpiece Farce + we reap what we sow Both during and after the election, I was reminded of this excellent novel. With the "light, less-filling" pronouncements of our president elect, it was time to return to "Being There". While not 100% aligned with the recent election (no one would claim that Obama is not intelligent) it ...             White Noise (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)272 reviews Don DeLillo Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Timeless + Hmmm.... There's a reference in "White Noise" to an Instamatic camera. There's a reference to station wagons. There are one or two other commercial product artifacts in "White Noise" but this is a book that could have been published today with very few edits. (And perhaps one addition--the J.A.K. Gladney ...             Lost in the Funhouse (The Anchor Literary Library)9 reviews John Barth Anchor, 1988 I write therefore I am... + the way we tell stories + Confusing, Hilarious, Profound + Stretching short stories             Falling Man: A Novel83 reviews Don DeLillo Scribner, 2008 After The Planes + Don't know if this qualifies as a 'review'. + DeLillo's sad concession to a career obsession I couldn't pick this up when it first came out. I listened to it recently on CD during a long drive and with each mile, I felt the growing weight and gravity, lived with the men and women grappling with the aftermath, after the planes. There is a phrase in "Falling Man" that covers lots of ground ...             The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse: A Novel45 reviews Louise Erdrich Harper Perennial, 2002 One of the best books I have ever read + A Perfect Book + A delicate situation I just picked this book up recently and was instantly drawn into the storyline. I could not stop reading it. I will not go on and on, I just want to say that I think it would make a fantastic movie - I think Louise is an excellent author (never read anything of hers before) and I was sad to see ...             Mariette in Ecstasy56 reviews Ron Hansen, 1992 Glimpses of passion, of ecstasy + "Mar-iette, like a flaw." + Believeable! + Beautiful + Exquisite...             Invisible Man278 reviews Ralph Ellison Vintage, 1995 The invisibility of man + A classic.. + Completely Unique + Underappreciated work of genius             The Crying of Lot 49181 reviews Thomas Pynchon Vintage Classics, 1998 A Good Place to Start + A good lot for "Lot" God knows Pynchon isn't for everyone. However, if you are thinking of taking on the adventure his work can be, I highly recomend starting with The Crying of Lot 49. In this novel, you are going to find all of his major themes (some being paranoia, difficult even obscure scientific references, and ...