Paul Stone wrote: "If anyone wants to read a REALLY good book about what it is sort of like living in a 'simple' community, I would highly recommend Miriam Toews' "A Complicated Kindness" which I read this past Saturday morning. It is laugh-out-loud funny -- something which I did dozens of time as I read." I would also recommend 'The Salvation of Yasch Siemens' by Armin Wiebe. It is a very funny look at 'simple' life in southern Manitoba. However, it may be too Canadian for some. Sincerely, Phil Enns Toronto, ON ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html