Need help deciding

[whizkid666]

So I have a large stack of books I want to read, and I'm having trouble picking one, so any comments on which one you think I should start with would be appreciated.

Avian Gospels - Adam Novy
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
Some Things That Meant The World To Me - Joshua Mohr
An Arsonists Guide To Writers' Homes In New England - Brock Clarke
Augie March - Saul Bellow
Witz - Joshua Cohen
Infinite Jest - DFW
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen

[GenteelFiggar]

The only one I've read of those is The Graveyard Book, and I liked it and thought it was an interesting read. The story's pretty different from any children/young adult's book I've read before. I read that part of Gaiman's inspiration was The Jungle Book (hence the title), and being raised in a very unusual place by unusual means (graveyard & ghosts). It's pretty short too and won't take you too long to finish and move on to another book. I'd recommend it, but then I tend to enjoy books in that vein of literature.

[grechzoo]

augie march and infinite jest are pretty much modern classics. hard to go wrong if you want to bite into something massive.

[Pecksie]

Start with Larsson, by chucking it into the dustbin ;)

[PeterL]

I'd read the Arsonist's Guide and chuck the rest.

[mal4mac]

augie march - anything by Bellow is worth reading, and he's not too difficult or too long.

[mona amon]

I second that. I loved Augie March. Besides, it's the only one from the list that I've read.