<p>deenierah, have you read Everything is Illuminated? I’ve heard good things about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, but I absolutely /loathed/ Everything is Illuminated… and none of my friends have read both books.</p>
<p>Ooh, another great book to add to the list: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Hilarious and thought-provoking at the same time. My favorite passage from a book ever is the bit about the crabapples. (:</p>