midnight's children

by Salman Rushdie. if you aren't sure about your life, fatalism doesn't make you feel better.

Salmonella Men on Planet Porno

by Yasutaka Tsutsui

Short Stories! I agree.

The Fall of Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

Engrossing.

Hyperion

by Dan Simmons

Half a book! I call half a book!

The Wordy Shipmates

by Sarah Vowell

This is great. Come see Canada, Sarah.

Queer Science

by Simon LeVay

I didn't think I could have my view changed, but it was. The science is a little old, though.

The Audacity to Win

By David Plouffe

I think my next book has to be by someone who writes books, not someone who writes press releases or articles for Time.