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You beautiful person! That is a perfect summary of why the Book of the New Sun is my favorite work of all time. Not only is the language masterful, but Wolfe has hidden secrets of magic and consciousness that most people will read without even knowing what's being "revealed" to them (of...

No, because the entire thing is made up. I thought Pi was a real person, but neither of the versions are real because the whole story, including all the peopel in it, are figments of Martel's amazing imagination (and now our's, too...).

Crime & Punishment & Redemption (the full title) I really enjoyed this book, not just for the great insight into a guilty mind (which we've all had at some point) or the analysis of pride when relating to humanity at large (Raskalnikov's ability to rationalize his murder), but the love story...

Steve Erickson is both crazy and awesome. His first novel, Days Between Stations, really blew me away with its cross-generational characters and abstract symbolism (a wine bottle with a pair of blue eyes in it?), as well as the setting of mother nature gone wild (sandstorms ravaging Los...

Wonderful Story I read this a few months ago and loved it the whole way through. The scene with the religious leaders meeting Pi's parents was very funny and meaningful. As for the alternate version of events told by Pi at the end, seeing as how they're both fiction, I don't think Martel...