Mrs. Burton read " The Dog Who Wouldn't Be" aloud to us in grade 5. Damn funny, I thought. Farley Mowat spins a good yarn, that's for sure, although any resemblance to the truth is entirely coincidental.
If you like Canadiana, try "The Bandy Papers" by Donald Jack. Very very funny stuff.
Mordecai Richler's " Solomon Gursky Was Here" will have you laughing out loud like a simpleton. I still chuckle to myself every time I pass through Utopia, Saskatchewan. You can have a drink there now, though.
Hunter S. Thompson will show you how the other half lives and hopefully get you to ask hard questions about the planet around you. The "Letters to Bill Clinton" series from Playboy was my favourite.
If your wondering what makes the locals tick anyplace that James Michener has written about, it will behoove you to read such works as " Hawaii" or "The Covenant" or "Caribbean".
Enjoy, 69