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So I just finished reading an awesome book (Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union-see below) and now I have a problem...what do I read next? A good book is a hard act to follow, so I wanted to pick everyone's brain and find out what's the last book you read that you just couldn't put down.
The Yiddish Policeman's Union
This is the last book I read. I’m a huge Michael Chabon fan, and was pretty excited to read this book. While it started off kind of slow, once I got into it I couldn’t put it down. The Yiddish jargon can be a little confusing if you’re not used it, but this noir mystery is worth it.
The Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri is probably best known as the author of The Namesake (which was later turned into a movie), but this author’s forte is the short story. Her first book of short stories, The Interpreter of Maladies, is one of my favorite books of all time. So I was pretty psyched to hear that she was releasing a new book of short stories (The Namesake wasn’t bad, but I didn’t love it). What I really like about The Unaccustomed Earth is that not only does Lahiri offer up some excellent short stories, but she also includes a novella in the collection, which satiates readers who are looking for something a little more in-depth.
White Teeth
Zadie Smith’s debut novel is a hilarious story of two family—the biracial Joneses and the Bangladeshi Iqbals—as they struggle with personal identity in multi-cultural London.
added by tmamone 12/27/2008
Everything Is Illuminated
This is the book that made me decide to travel to Eastern Europe in another year (I’m already planning a trip to Cuba for next summer). The story follows a writer who returns to the Ukraine to retrace his family roots prior to the Holocaust and is guided by a translator who speaks broken English, his crazy grandfather, and his blind dog. The film adaptation was okay, but the book is a wonderful story about family, heritage, and forgiving the mistakes of the past. Hilarious, too.
added by Matt Fried 09/12/2008
Although it was panned by the critics, I think this is Tom Robbins’ best book.
Switters is simply one of the best fictional characters ever.
added by ElGuapo 12/27/2008
And Then We Came to the End
I picked up this book after the New York Times included it on its Best of 2007 list. It wasn’t everything I was hoping it would be, but this funny look at office life is a good read nonetheless. Set in a Chicago ad agency during the dot com bubble burst, ATWCTTE offers a smart and funny look at cube culture. The book probably could have been edited down some, but don’t let the slow parts get you down. The end is worth the wait.
Eat Pray Love
I know that this book got a TON of attention, especially because it was on Oprah, but all of the recognition was well deserved. There was absolutely nothing overrated about this book at all. It was an honest memoir about a woman trying to move beyond a bad divorce and back into finding what made her happy….I was incredibly inspired, so much so that I decided to take a little journey of my own.
added by Chelsea 09/12/2008
Flaubert's Parrot
This book is weird, seriously weird. So stange I almost put it right down, but didn’t really have that option since I had to do a 3-hour presentation on it. So I read it. And then I read it again. And then I realized how much I loved it. And then I read Madame Bovary and then read Flaubert’s Parrot again and it made even more sense.
Julian Barnes is a master. If you hate this book, don’t discount him; read Talking It Over. But I promise, you’ll at least get something out of Flaubert’s Parrot.
added by Susie 09/15/2008
Under The Volcano
The narrator is drunk for about 75% of the book but it is one of the most intelligent, fascinating, intellectually-stimulating, psychologically deep books I’ve ever read. I think it’s #11 on the Modern Library’s top 100 novels of the 20th century list. Warning: NOT an easy read!
added by aliciak 09/15/2008
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good guide!
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