Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

by Robert James Waller

Waller has shown that you can still tell a good tale, a good story, in less than 200 pages, if you know the right words to describe it. Puerto Vallarta Squeeze tells of a haunting, tragic love story between a killer and an ambitious free-spirited girl he meets along the way. The coup here is the concise choice of words and powerful language Waller employs to bring out the sadness of this tragic tale. The end is devastating.

Amsterdam

by Ian McEwan

This Booker prize winning book has the essential three Cs that make an enjoyable and literary read--clear, concise and crisp. McEwan weaves a complex story studying the characters of two friends, who falls in love with the same woman--who is now dead--and who are driven to their limits in stretching the boundaries of friendship--with a shocking climax. The prose is most lyrical.

The Bridges of Madison County

by Robert James Waller

A tear-jerking story that assures us that true love doesn't die with age. A middle-aged married but free-spirited woman finally meets--too late--the man who is the kind of person all her life she had wanted to be with. But what do you do when you are torn between the person who is your soulmate and the family you have your duty to. Read it and weep.

Disgrace

by J.M. Coetzee

South Africa's transition to democracy not only changed the political landscape of the country but changed the whole definition of relations between the races in that country. A white woman is raped by her vengeful black neighbours but there's nothing she--or even her disgraced father--could do about it because, ironically, justice and security lies in the sanctuary of the black rapists themselves. A thought-provoking look at race relations in South Africa which won the Booker Prize.

The English Patient

by Michael Ondaatje

Reading this Booker prize-winning novel by Sri Lankan-born Canadian author Michael Ondaatje is like reading poetry. His prose is that lyrical. It is like an out-of-this-world experience where you are taken into the boundary-less depths of the heart. It's a complex study of four characters who are damaged, in different ways, by war, and who meet one another at different points in their lives.

The God of Small Things

by Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy's Booker prize winning debut semi-autographical novel is one of those few eye-opening reading experiences which makes you think about the condition of your own existence: you neither have control over who you are born or what (physical) characters you have, but ironically, all these matter because the social conditions of your existence demand that you have all the "perfect" qualities that make you socially acceptable.

Gone South

by Robert R. McCammon

If there is a book that reflects the spirit of America then this one is my favourite. The book traces the journey to salvation of two bounty hunters--one a freak. It is once again McCammon's style of language and skill at story-telling that makes us get deeply involved with the characters. Unlike his other books, this story is fast-paced and a great read. I couldn't put it down without finishing it the very night I picked up the book.

Snow Falling on Cedars

by David Gutterson

Another lyrical tale, almost written like poetry, that won the PEN/Faulkner award for Gutterson. His prose will take your breath away. A truly enchanting read. The story revolves around reporter Ishmael Chambers' forbidden love for a Japanese immigrant girl even as her Japanese husband stands trial accused of murder of a native, in a racially charged American town with hostile anti-Japanese sentiment abound.

 

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