I answered under the original post question my weird book (MIddlesex) answer :) (you gotta read it) But some good books I have read recently are:
The Road (about survivors of nuclear holocaust)] The Kite Runner The Sociopath Next Door (got a good review from Wanda so I bought it) My favorite book of all time : A confederacy of Dunces Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
