Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction)1517 reviews Gregory Maguire Harper, 2007 Novel will change your perspective of "OZ" I became enthralled by the characters Elphaba, Glinda, Nessa and many others throughout the novel. Many issues are brought to light including Animal cruelty, spirituality, inter-racial relationships, good vs. evil and political themes. This story is a detailed (very long) yet interesting novel ...             On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)627 reviews Jack Kerouac Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 A True Classic + My perspective It is absolutely amazing that any novel could be written in just three weeks, let alone this defining portrayal of the United States in the early 1950's. This is a true masterpiece.             Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Signet Classics)81 reviews Lewis Carroll Signet Classics, 2000 Excellent Book + It's Amazing + Great transaction + Two imaginative worlds             Childhood's End286 reviews Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey, 1987 Wow + Moving Sci-Fi work + A feel-good doomsday scenario This is an amazing, shocking book. Like 2001 the movie(and it's inspiration-Clarke's story "The Sentinel"), man encounters alien civilization in a way that is far more fascinating and original than the typical invasion story. I don't won't to say too much. That could ruin the story. This might ...             Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)1274 reviews William Golding Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 A brutal, horrifying masterpiece + An Old Book Revisited I had to read this book while I was in high school and thought it was just OK. I just reread it on my own and now that I'm an adult, it touched me more deeply. The bullying and cruelty these boys exhibit, the casual schadenfreude that escalates into violence, had a greater impact on me this time ...             Ham on Rye: A Novel127 reviews Charles Bukowski Ecco, 2007 "Was I the only person who was distracted by this future without a chance?" + Great work from a disciplined writer + When men were men + More genius from Bukowski. + It's a hard knock life             Choke470 reviews Chuck Palahniuk Anchor, 2002 Funny, strange, disturbing, good This is the first Palahniuk book I've read, and I look forward to reading more of his books. Based upon the description of the book, this isn't one that I'd likely pick up to read...the redemption/recovery/whatever you call it of a sex addict just didn't seem that interesting. However, ...             Pure Sunshine (Push)19 reviews Brian James Push, 2002 question + good if you like drugs.... i recently read this book and loved it! but i had to give it back to my friend...and i remembered some part where it said something like live life like its suicide..does anyone that own the book remember that? i wanted to know what came after that...             Kafka on the Shore180 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 2006 Weird is what you pay for... + Afterthoughts on Kafka on the Shore ... and weird is what you get, with Haruki Murakami. But this novel is not merely full-blown weird; it' s about the meaning of Weird, not just in the modern sense of 'bizarre' but in the root sense also. 'Weird' is an Old Norse word meaning something like "the uncanny ability to influence Fate." ...             Cat's Cradle373 reviews Kurt Vonnegut Dell Publishing, 1998 WONDERFUL BOOK + Still relevant to this day + The master of Cat's Cradle + Great Read + Wild satire about nuclear arms and the end of the world             Babbitt (Bantam Classics)59 reviews Sinclair Lewis Bantam Classics, 1998 Everyone Should Own a Babbitt + Lews savages middle class with a stacked deck + Novel about middle class success, packed with Pep and Vision! + A Rhetorical Reader + Babbit             Trainspotting179 reviews Irvine Welsh W. W. Norton & Company, 1996 brilliant! + Yeah son + By Adam W., a 7th Grader + One Of My Favorites + A solid primer in modern Scottish vernacular...             Beyond Reason: Art and Psychosis Works From the Prinzhorn Collection4 reviews Laurent Busine, Bettina Brand-Claussen, ... University of California Press, 1998 Art and expression "beyond reason" ... + machinic desire + Art as a provocative view into the human mind + Haunting Yet Fascinating Inventions             Bones of the Moon28 reviews Jonathan Carroll Orb Books, 2002 If You Planted John Updike in Wonderland... + Solid But Not His Best + Some hasty pacing, but overall great Bones of the Moon is a down-the-rabbit-hole sort of fantasy, one that begins in a wholly real Manhattan and ends up traveling through Rondua, a land strange and whimsical enough to rival Poictesme or the Dreamlands or Neverland. The intrusion of the strange in this novel is gradual, the kind of ...             Foop!72 reviews Chris Genoa Eraserhead Press, 2005 Loved it! + A funny first effort from an up-and-coming author I really enjoyed Foop! and simply can not wait for more of his stuff to get published. The story was whimsical but still had a serious note of social commentary. His writing style would make me laugh if the plot of book was a guy reading a cereal box. Buy it, read it, give it to a friend!             Foop!72 reviews Chris Genoa Eraserhead Press, 2005 Loved it! + A funny first effort from an up-and-coming author I really enjoyed Foop! and simply can not wait for more of his stuff to get published. The story was whimsical but still had a serious note of social commentary. His writing style would make me laugh if the plot of book was a guy reading a cereal box. Buy it, read it, give it to a friend!             Beyond Reason: Art and Psychosis Works From the Prinzhorn Collection4 reviews Laurent Busine, Bettina Brand-Claussen, ... University of California Press, 1998 Art and expression "beyond reason" ... + machinic desire + Art as a provocative view into the human mind + Haunting Yet Fascinating Inventions             Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)1274 reviews William Golding Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 A brutal, horrifying masterpiece + An Old Book Revisited I had to read this book while I was in high school and thought it was just OK. I just reread it on my own and now that I'm an adult, it touched me more deeply. The bullying and cruelty these boys exhibit, the casual schadenfreude that escalates into violence, had a greater impact on me this time ...             Babbitt (Bantam Classics)59 reviews Sinclair Lewis Bantam Classics, 1998 Everyone Should Own a Babbitt + Lews savages middle class with a stacked deck + Novel about middle class success, packed with Pep and Vision! + A Rhetorical Reader + Babbit             On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)627 reviews Jack Kerouac Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 A True Classic + My perspective It is absolutely amazing that any novel could be written in just three weeks, let alone this defining portrayal of the United States in the early 1950's. This is a true masterpiece.