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When I read this book I thought, “this would make a great movie.” I was wrong. The movie was horrible. But the book remains amazingly great! Told from two points of view, an immigrant and a local, both of whom believe they are the rightful owner of the same house.
Truly outrageous and hilarious. Not for the queasy, but if you need an escape and a laugh, pick this one up.
I’ve read a number of Hiaason novels, all entertaining and hilarious, but this one probably best, followed closely by Strip Tease.
I’ve read almost everything Elmore Leonard has written, but I would suggest these as his very best: Gold Coast, Valdez is Coming, Riding the Rap, Unknown Man #89, Rum Punch, and Killshot.
After WWII a bunch of Nazis moved to America under Operation Paperclip. This is supposedly a big deal, but not really. They were mostly scientists and engineers, interested in rockets and stuff.
One of the best written Sci-Fi novels ever. They tried to make it into a movie, but forgot about that. Read the book.
Ayn Rand was super-trendy in the early 90s in Silicon Valley, so I picked up her first novel to see what all the fuss was about. Wow! It was the first time I really identified with a main character, Howard Roark, and saw so much of how the world works through this tale. Here Roark explains why he blew a...
