jazz

if you ever get some time and motivation, I would recommend that you read them all. Hesse is a brilliant author, and I have made it a point to read all of his works. Pynchon is just a genius. it's a long novel, slow in the beginning, but very entertaining. his vocabulary is amazing. the metamorphosis is really good, and pretty silly is a way. The main character tranforms into a bug, what could be cooler than that? And Don Quioxte is a classic.

you have any suggestions?

books, records, and houseplants. I'm addicted to all three. i'm running out of room in the place, it's getting pretty ridiculous.

I'm with you on the beat writers, they're an amazing group. kerouac, ginsberg, burroughs, etc. talk about a group that was mad about life.
i picked up Joyce's book second hand not to long ago. haven't started it yet, but definately will.