I wish I read more fiction lately. Which I guess means I'm no help, Allyson.

Right now I'm reading Omnivore's Dilemma. Such an interesting way of looking at food, and at our addlepated version of capitalism. Oo, and speaking of our addlepated version of capitalism, did anyone else see The Corporation?

suggestions?

Cryptonomicon

Allysin: early Grisham, very early (published, not written) James Patterson, old school Ian Fleming, and old faithful John LeCarre.

Actually, toss LeCarre and replace him with Graham Greene.

Okay, y'all, time to play What's in your bag?

Once you are done, go play consult the Ipod Oracle.

Factoid: [link] 23% of USAians claim to have personally seen a ghost. 5% of USAians claim to have personally seen the monster in the closet. As to the latter statistic, I wonder what percent of USAians, when given the opportunity, screw with pollsters.

allyson, he might enjoy some Lawrence Sanders. the sins series is really good. If he wants something more frivolous, the Archie McNally books are good (but only the ones written by Ludlum. The ones after he died are crap)

I'd say 5% is about in line with the number of people I know who've seen The Boogeyman. That %age of ghosts? Easy peasey.

NSM w/ me, though.

5% of USAians claim to have personally seen the monster in the closet.

Did they seem them as adults though?

When I was 5, my bedroom furniture would get up and move around the bedroom because the clown heads in the freakass painting my mother insisted on hanging (5 or 6 clowns' heads floating on a black background) told it to.

Just because it wasn't real doesn't mean I didn't see it.

Does the monster have to be in the closet? Or does any monster count?

Frances asked me the other day if fairies are real. I thought of Pan's Labyrinth and couldn't bring myself to say "no" so instead I told her most children would say yes and most adults would say no.

Thanks for the suggestions all!

He did like the Pigeon book. I'm suspicious of people who don't love the Pigeon.