<p>i second The Time Traveler's Wife...really good book
others: Water For Elephants, The Handmaid's Tale, East of Eden</p>
<p>I'm going to second the call for David Sedaris. </p>
<p>If you like weird, then I would recommend The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. It's long, but I really enjoyed most of it. I'm reading another more science fiction, still weird book by him now that's good too...Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. </p>
<p>And something everyone should read regardless of political views if you have a sense of humor...I Am America and So Can You.</p>
<p>I'll once again reiterate pokemon and perhaps a couple gaming novels.</p>