Quote Originally Posted by Freypower
Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath. It's wonderful. This is the first time I've read it in years and I had forgotten how raw & powerful it is.

Also Anthony Burgess' Earthly Powers, a semi-fictional romp through the 20th century starring a writer based on Somerset Maugham & the eventual Pope John XXIII. Not for everyone but if you have a strong stomach & you like a good yarn try it.
I love The Grapes of Wrath. Steinbeck is one of my all-time favorite authors.
I'll have to check this Earthly Powers out from the library, sounds really interesting.