'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel. Good so far and has a 'classic' feal to it. It's easy to sympathise with the protagonist.
Re-reading 'Sixth Column' from 1942/48 by Robert A. Heinlein. I guess I like to read about how eviiiiiiiil Aseans destroy Western civilisation. Seriously, I think it's because it's easy to read, fast and exciting. Besides the zenophopia toward Japanese (think Pearl Harbour) and Chinese (China becoming Communist), it's IMO uplifting too see how the heroes builds a resistance movement (the title name) in order to regain liberty.
"Batman is only meaningful as an answer to a world which in its basics is chaotic and in the hands of the wrong people, where no justice can be found. I think it's very suitable to our perception of the world's condition today... Batman embodies the will to resist evil" -Frank Miller
"Conan, what's the meaning of life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!" -Conan the Barbarian
"Well, yeah." -Jason E. Perkins
"If I had a dime for every time Pariah was right about something I'd owe twenty cents." -Ultimate Jaburg53
"Fair enough. I defer to your expertise." -Prometheus
