"Choke" by Chuck Palniuhuk (sp.?) and "October Light" by John Gardener.
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Books I have lined up in the "read next" pile are:
"Disturbance of The Inner Ear" by Joyce Hackett
"Niagra Falls All Over Again" by Elizabeth McGraver
"The Poorhouse Fair" by John Updike
"Seek" by Denis Johnson