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Yay! It is nice to hear something besides a rave review for The Da Vinci Code. The market is overloaded with generic fiction these days.

What would you recommend, SillyWabbit? I myself find it difficult when I am looking for novels that are as well-written as the English Patient.

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. The movie gives it a bad rap, but the book itself is beautifully written. "She will find him near the headless statue of a count, upon whose stub of a neck one of the local cats likes to sit, solemn and drooling when humans appear. She is always made to...

Ick! More snow?! I hate driving in the stuff. And I might as well mention that I miss my cat. And long distance relationships are nothing but crap! "I will try to come more often on weekends so we can go out." Ha!

In between long fiction jags, I generally read non-fiction out of penance and a need to improve my mind. :) However, I really like Stiff by Ann Roach and Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux. I find Bill Bryson a bit too irreverent for my tastes. He makes fun of everything, and does not seem to be...

I never really got into graphic novels until a friend started me on the Sandman series. I wish McKean, who illustrates the covers, would contribute more to the overall art. I like his style, however dark and skewed it is. Gaiman's Coraline is a great book written for young adults, although I...

Is it just me or do most bestselling novels turn out to be generic fiction?