Summer reading recommendations?

Since summer is theoretically almost upon us [or
so the retailers say :P ], and since many QBers like
to read, a couple of questions for
everyone....

(1) If you had to recommend *one* 'must-read' book
for people to read over the summer--on its own
merits, independent of its usefulness to QB--what would
you recommend (and, if you like, why would you
recommend it)? 

(2) If you had to *dis*recommend one
book, what would it be (and, if you like, why)? [In
other words, what's the worst 'general-audience' book
you'll admit to having read? :)]

(3) What was the
last book you read because you _wanted_ to read it?
[It's OK if it was required reading, so long as you
ultimately enjoyed it.]

I'll chime in with my answers
tonight or tomorrow, but I'm interested in hearing what
some of y'all have to say.

--STI

P.S. I
used (3) as a buzzer check at BHSAT7; I used
(2)--although with movies, rather than books--as a buzzer check
at BHSAT10.

P.P.S. No textbooks, please. :)

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