Ha! I'll agree that he can be a bit much at times, however, I urge you to stick with it - in my opinion he's one of the most brilliant, hilarious and engaging modern writers

*past*

The euphemisms. Some of his euphemisms are pretty cringe-worthy. I mean "peach-fish"?!!I Just ew. But, I'm trying to be a grown up and get passed it. : D

@betty_d, I'm glad you're giving Tom Robbins another try and hope that you enjoy it. I'm curious as to what made you give up when you tried a few years ago. As for John Steinbeck, I agree with you - Sweet Thursday was definitely kind of "meh" and I also agree that The Winter of Our Discontent is by far his best work

@weesin -Yes, I've read everything by Hornby. : ) Based on your suggestion, I am trying Still Life With Woodpecker. I tried reading it years ago, and gave up after the first few pages. I am giving it a second shot. As far as recommendations go, I don't want to personally recommend something that you might hate, so I will just say this: Christopher Moore is kind of local to me, so he frequently does appearances and signings in my area. I think I've been to 2 of his signings. He always talks about his favorite book, Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck (it's kind of a sequel to Cannery Row). I thought that book was pretty "meh", but what do I know? I thought The Winter of Our Discontent was Steinbeck's best book.

Betty_d, I just remembered that I also read 'A Long Way Down' by Nick Hornby. It was a fantastic read -I recommend that to you it if you haven't already

I read 'About a Boy' and loved it. I also just added 'High Fidelity' to my list of books to read. Seems like we like the same authors - if you have more suggestions, please pass them along. I would like to suggest you check anything written by Tom Robbins, though my favourite of his books is 'Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'

Ty weesin.
I know we both love Christopher Moore and Kurt v. Wondering if you're a fan of Nick Hornby? He wrote 'High Fidelity' and 'About a Boy'.

Great quote