Ernie Chen's Favorite Fiction

a list by Ernie Chen, avid reader

The books I've included are ones that I couldn't put down. For me each and every one of these titles was a total page-turner, one that kept me up well into the night with the bedside light turned on, glasses perched on the bridge of my nose and no need for a cup of coffee to keep myself awake.

onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/East_of_Eden');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0142004235'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/East_of_Eden');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0142004235'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">East of Eden by John Steinbeck Amazon readers say: "This book transports you back to the turn of the century" "The Cain and Abel story in the fragrance of California." "One of the greatest novels In American literature." "Possibly THE Great American Novel." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/East_of_Eden');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/East_of_Eden');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0142004235'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 601 page paperback \|$11.56 \|212 reviews This book also appears on: Clarisse Perrette's Favorite Novels Oprah's Book Club The Octogenarian's 10 Favorite Novels Tina Nole's Favorite Books


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/Crossing_to_Safety');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/037575931X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/Crossing_to_Safety');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/037575931X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner Amazon readers say: "A book I hated to see end." "Graceful, wistful, romantic novel." "Beautifully understated." "Truly the best book I have ever read." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/Crossing_to_Safety');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/Crossing_to_Safety');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/037575931X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 368 page paperback \|$10.17 \|108 reviews This book also appears on: "Lost Classics" as suggested by Melanie Rehak Peter Steinberg's Favorite Novels


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/The_House_of_the_Spirits');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553273914'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/The_House_of_the_Spirits');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553273914'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/The_House_of_the_Spirits');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/The_House_of_the_Spirits');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553273914'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 448 pages \|$7.99 \|267 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/The_Prince_of_Tides');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553381547'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/The_Prince_of_Tides');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553381547'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/The_Prince_of_Tides');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/The_Prince_of_Tides');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553381547'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 688 page paperback \|$10.17 \|215 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/A_Home_at_the_End_of_the_World');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312424086'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/A_Home_at_the_End_of_the_World');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312424086'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/A_Home_at_the_End_of_the_World');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Ernie_Chens_Favorite_Fiction/A_Home_at_the_End_of_the_World');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312424086'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 352 page paperback \|$11.20 \|96 reviews