#22 (in progress).  These are the five “Top 100” classic novels of all time that I have chosen to read this year.  In case the covers are not clear, I will read; The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, The Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller, Money by Martin Amis, Slaughter-House-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, and Rabbit, Run by John Updike.  There is no better way to become a better writer than to read better writers.  I have asked my dad to read along with me so that I can bounce my Gen X thoughts off of his baby boomer ones.  Despite the assumed lack of interest, I will offer my thoughts at the end of each reading.