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There has been much noted on the tendency of creative people to suffer from depression (or for depressive people to be creative?) which may support a connection between authors and the condition. However, I wonder if any of you fellow posters have any thoughts about whether there might be a...

I was dating this very nice young lady. Not enough left of center for me to begin with. However, she was very pretty, she attended at top-tier school (Princeton) and, most importantly, thought I was fantastic. After several weeks she confessed to me (I have books pouring out of every...

Michel Houellebecq. Best thing he did (in my view) is still Les Particules élémentaires. People HATE this guy. People LOVE this guy. He is a dispicable person, but a brilliant writer. He puts forth hugely offensive thoughts in a way that is both cerebral and thought provoking. I...

Hello my English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish comrades! I have been very impressed with Amis. Some books are better than others of course, but overall I find his sick and talented mind truly exciting. I love reading his work. However, I know that many people in the UK don't hold...

With the US at the helm, is the world becoming a less and less literate place? With the advent of extensive media options clamouring for attention: 600+ channels, millions of websites, on-demand video service, DVR/TiVo, PSP, mobile video applications, gaming and thousands of niche...

I am brand new to this forum and am hoping some of you kind souls can help me out. I need several recommendations, but am looking for books within a certain "set" for a very long trip to asia (and then 2 weeks there). Here are the books I have read that, if I hadn't, would be of the sort...