“My idea of Heaven is a place you can stay up all night reading, and then sleep as late as you want.”
Eyes – Blue
Maghrebi
Seeking a man, 25 to 49
London Fields
Martin Amis“Completely bananas, blisteringly funny. Every sentence makes you double-take.”
Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut“"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful about what we pretend to be." Spent a long time as My Favorite Novel. Actually better than Slaughterhouse-Five, which is much...” more »
The Looming Tower
Lawrence Wright“Excellent history of the founding of Al-Quaeda, I've recommended it to many, many people.”
Lolita, 50th Anniversary Edition
Vladimir Nabokov“Personal connection: I read Lolita for the first time in the town it actually takes place in (a thinly-veiled Wellesley, Massachusetts, in case you're wondering). I read it during my...” more »
Spider's House
Paul Bowles“If you can tell by my handle, I lived in North Africa for a period after college (worked for an NGO). This is the best of Paul Bowles' multiple Morocco novels.”





