Reply #40: Just a few suggestions: [View All]

[FloridaJudy]

*The Life of Pi* - A marvellous book! It's all about religion,
ethics, psychology, and zoology. It also explains how to survive
being stranded on a life-boat with a Bengal Tiger.

*The Crimson Petal and the White* Charles Dickens would have written
this, had he been an outspoken twenty-first century woman. The
author is male, and speaks in the voice of a nineteenth
century prostitute. He's written an amazing novel.

*Girl with a Pearl Earring* I've heard that this was recently made
into a critically praised independent movie. Read it first.

*The DaVinci Code* - Shameless Brain Candy. Catherine Neville does romps through history better, Neal Stephenson is *way* more gifted at presenting challenging puzzles, and Elaine Pagels explains Gnostic Christianty more lucidly. I still recommend it for the sheer joy of announcing "Heck, I KNEW that!".