In Persuasion Nation27 reviews George Saunders Riverhead Trade, 2007 how writing should be + "America, to me, should be shouting all the time" + strong collection that's a good place to start with Saunders Beautiful, weird, witty, charming and unorthodox. This is how writing should be. He proves that the absurd generates its own powerful truth. One of my favorite authors these past years, along with Russian writer Viktor Pelevin.             Notable American Women: A Novel23 reviews Ben Marcus Vintage, 2002 The Strangest Book + Silence Your Mother, Dig A Hole For Your Father + A Book I'll Never Forget + Not for everyone             The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel30 reviews Amy Hempel Scribner, 2006 FALLING DOWN THE CLIFF + Thoughtful eloquence + HEARTBREAKING AND GUT-WRENCHING -- WHAT A COMBINATION + Prose Poems             An Invisible Sign of My Own: A Novel69 reviews Aimee Bender Anchor, 2001 Life Changes When You Stop Hiding from Yourself + Offbeat masterpiece Ms. Bender has written a beautiful story about the fear of loss (among other things) and how that fear can stop one from living. I can identify with Mona Gray, and who can't (except for some of the previous reviewers)? Bender makes Mona's inner struggles accessible through strong story telling ...             Herzog (Penguin Classics)65 reviews Saul Bellow Penguin Classics, 2003 Great book for the tragically self-aware + A Book of Introspection + A brilliant, gripping study of value, intellect and breakdown + Herzog The Pain King.             Autobiography of Red29 reviews Anne Carson Vintage, 1998 Framing and Layers of Life + An Excellent Interpretation of an Ancient Myth in Verse + Wanting to return + "Autobiography of Red" Is A Modern Masterpiece + The Human Custom of Wrong Love             Willful Creatures11 reviews Aimee Bender Anchor, 2006 Bender Bliss + One of my FAVORITE books EVER!! + a solid gold gem! I love the works of Aimee Bender. Willful Creatures proves that Bender does not stale with age, but get better and better and better. I recommend all her works, of course, but I believe Willfucl Creatures to be her best. A MUST READ for all fans of magical realism, stories about relationships ...             A High Wind in Jamaica (New York Review Books Classics)42 reviews Richard Hughes NYRB Classics, 1999 Riding The Torrent + Luminously True Classic of Childhood + A reread, 60 years later. + Fun Perspective Shift -- First Author on Topic? [T] + An Amazing Book!             Brideshead Revisited111 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1999 Passion Thwarted + The original version + Irresistable Tides of Change.... + Brideshead Revisited + Breath of Fresh Air             Cannery Row: (Centennial Edition)223 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 A Small Social Gathering + An All American Gem + Cannery Row: The Great Wistful Little Fishing Town + John steinbeck + Another classic Steinbeck...             In Persuasion Nation27 reviews George Saunders Riverhead Trade, 2007 how writing should be + "America, to me, should be shouting all the time" + strong collection that's a good place to start with Saunders Beautiful, weird, witty, charming and unorthodox. This is how writing should be. He proves that the absurd generates its own powerful truth. One of my favorite authors these past years, along with Russian writer Viktor Pelevin.             Brideshead Revisited111 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1999 Passion Thwarted + The original version + Irresistable Tides of Change.... + Brideshead Revisited + Breath of Fresh Air             An Invisible Sign of My Own: A Novel69 reviews Aimee Bender Anchor, 2001 Life Changes When You Stop Hiding from Yourself + Offbeat masterpiece Ms. Bender has written a beautiful story about the fear of loss (among other things) and how that fear can stop one from living. I can identify with Mona Gray, and who can't (except for some of the previous reviewers)? Bender makes Mona's inner struggles accessible through strong story telling ...             The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel30 reviews Amy Hempel Scribner, 2006 FALLING DOWN THE CLIFF + Thoughtful eloquence + HEARTBREAKING AND GUT-WRENCHING -- WHAT A COMBINATION + Prose Poems             A High Wind in Jamaica (New York Review Books Classics)42 reviews Richard Hughes NYRB Classics, 1999 Riding The Torrent + Luminously True Classic of Childhood + A reread, 60 years later. + Fun Perspective Shift -- First Author on Topic? [T] + An Amazing Book!             Cannery Row: (Centennial Edition)223 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 A Small Social Gathering + An All American Gem + Cannery Row: The Great Wistful Little Fishing Town + John steinbeck + Another classic Steinbeck...             Notable American Women: A Novel23 reviews Ben Marcus Vintage, 2002 The Strangest Book + Silence Your Mother, Dig A Hole For Your Father + A Book I'll Never Forget + Not for everyone             Willful Creatures11 reviews Aimee Bender Anchor, 2006 Bender Bliss + One of my FAVORITE books EVER!! + a solid gold gem! I love the works of Aimee Bender. Willful Creatures proves that Bender does not stale with age, but get better and better and better. I recommend all her works, of course, but I believe Willfucl Creatures to be her best. A MUST READ for all fans of magical realism, stories about relationships ...             Autobiography of Red29 reviews Anne Carson Vintage, 1998 Framing and Layers of Life + An Excellent Interpretation of an Ancient Myth in Verse + Wanting to return + "Autobiography of Red" Is A Modern Masterpiece + The Human Custom of Wrong Love             Herzog (Penguin Classics)65 reviews Saul Bellow Penguin Classics, 2003 Great book for the tragically self-aware + A Book of Introspection + A brilliant, gripping study of value, intellect and breakdown + Herzog The Pain King.