@rustie
Yeah I¡¯d be happy to share a few thoughts on West down the road. Problem is that I have a full schedule right now, and won¡¯t be able to get to read them for a while. Since thorpe endorsed them why not just get a copy and dive in, and see what you think? Then we can all trade opinions later on. 
Might just do that Biscuit , good idea
And I hear ya when you say your busy, I've never been busier and I'm retired. Just got a copy of A Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich for Xmas and haven't had time to glance at it yet. Summers coming hopefully things will be better then
@rustie
That¡¯s funny I gifted a copy of that book to someone last year too. Great short novel about an unlucky guy who gets sucked into the Soviet penal system in the 1950s, and his efforts to stay warm and get enough to eat in a Siberian forced labor camp. It¡¯s not as dark as it sounds. The story focuses on his jockeying for position amongst the other inmates, and hustling to win little victories throughout the day. There are some lighter moments, too. The book starts fast and is easy to read. When you make time to read it, you¡¯ll probably breeze through it.
Been a while since I've been to this site, but it's summertime and the reading is good .
I would like to put a vote in for John Fante ,although having read just one of his novels (Ask the dust) I thoroughly enjoyed it and intend to read more of his works.
Also I am now interested in reading Burkowski as he has high praise for Fante and wrote the introduction to Ask The Dust, his writing style and way with words is very similar. I admire a author who can paint such a picture with words and characters that you can immerse yourself in and forget that it's a novel. Few authors have that kind of ability so when one is discovered it's time to grab a cold beverage, sit back in your Adirondack Chair by the lake and lose yourself.
Till next time Cheers 
Saw some good names on here, including:
Hunter S Thompson (did it with both novels, columns, and even blogs on the original ESPN Page 2 with Bill Simmons, where he used to troll the owners of the Colts)
Mark Twain - whenever I see people scared of coyotes, I remember him describing them as vile cowards. Whenever I think of unpopular Mormons, I think of his account meeting Brigham Young
A few personal favorites (who aren¡¯t the greatest, but still pretty cool) include:
Douglas Preston
Michael Crichton
Christopher Buckley
Robert Jackson Bennett
Carl Hiassen and Dave Barry are basically the same writer
For modern times Don Delillo
https://www.google.com/search?q=don+delillo&sxsrf=ALiCzsa5XJVf-WWNgokV5WVHPCZsZgY3vA%3A1660379418937&source=hp&ei=GmH3YvKlNYaeptQPxtm-yAE&gs_ssp=eJzj4tDP1TfIM8tOM2D04k7Jz1NISc3JzMnJBwBQfwdP&oq=dom+deli&gs_lcp=ChFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocBABGAAyCgguELEDEIMBEAoyBwguEIAEEAoyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIHCC4Q1AIQCjIECC4QCjIECAAQCjIECC4QCjoHCCMQ6gIQJzoECCMQJzoRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQ0QM6FAguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDENQCOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToICC4QsQMQgwE6CwguEIAEELEDEIMBOgoIABCxAxCDARBDOgoILhCxAxCDARBDOgQIABBDOgQILhBDOgcILhDUAhBDOggIABCSAxCLAzoRCAAQgAQQsQMQgwEQyQMQiwM6BwgAELEDEEM6CAguEIAEELEDOggIABCABBCxAzoICAAQsQMQgwE6BQguEIAEUJMOWPxQYMVmaAFwAHgAgAGGAYgB1waSAQM0LjSYAQCgAQGwAQ-4AQI&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp
F Scott Fitzgerald ' the great Gatsby "
Earnest Hemingway " the sun also rises"
John Steinbeck " the grapes of wrath"
Personally my favorite 20th century authors.
19th century
Henry David Thoreau " wardens pond "
Etidorpha or the end of the earth. John uri Lloyd.
Abraham Lincoln " Gettysburg address "
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