For number one: House of Leaves by Mark
Danielewski -- a post-modern weird tale about a man who
discovers his house is larger on the inside than the
outside, told in the form of a discovered manuscript
described by a man who is having a book written about him:
House of Leaves. Intriguing, difficult, but very
enjoyable.
Number Two: the novelization of the film Porky's by Ron
Renauld. The sex is joyless, the sound effects aren't
present, and the post-modern commentary in the gloss makes
too many references to arcane materials.
Number Three: In Harm's Way, an account of the USS
Indianapolis and its crew, who were thrown into shark-infested
waters after the ship was sunk at the end of WWII.
Although the prose style gets a bit sappy at times, the
story is still gripping, and the idea of using three
different crewmen's viewpoints to push the narrative works
well.
David Murphy