[Mirabell]

Originally Posted by Irene Wilde

Well, for instance, this humble reader tends to like books written between the wars (WWI and WWII), and is pretty well versed in the Anglo and American writers of that period, but would like to see what the rest of the world was writing during this time. Also, since these books would have to be schlepped with the rest of the luggage (the very worst part of travel), light in weight would be a consideration, but not necessarily light on ideas since 11 hours on a plane is plenty of time to be completely absorbed by the content.

But I'm sure anyone who has been reading any length of time has those two or three general recommendations they make when asked. I would guess mine would be Cosmicomics, Carry On, Jeeves, and The Crying of Lot 49.

Henry Roth Call it sleep's one of the best 20th century novels I read. take that one. realism, theology, linguistic genius rolled up in one delicious delirious bun