Here's what I have so far (bolded titles have been finished):
Hunting for Hope, Scott Russell Sanders - written by my favorite professor at IU
On the Road, Jack Kerouac - a classic, and the timing feels right
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, Robert M. Pirsig - the subject matter intrigued me
True at First Light, Ernest Hemingway - it's Hemingway. I can't go wrong.
A Man Without A Country, Kurt Vonnegut - it's Vonnegut. I can't go wrong.
The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship, Charles Bukowski - a different strain of Bukowski
Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond - recommended by an IU professor in order to 'round out any quality liberal arts education'
A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson - recommended by same professor that recommended Diamond, for the same reason
Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut - I've never read it, for some reason
Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality, Dr. Pauline Chen - on the Pritzker reading list, and something I've been interested in for some time now
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, Atul Gawande - another quality book recommended by the Pritzker folks
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science, Atul Gawande - Pritzker, again
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death, Jean-Dominique Bauby - Pritzker, again, and I've heard good things
How Doctors Think, Jerome Groopman - Pritzker, again.
Choke, Chuck Palahniuk - written by Fight Club author. Involves a dropout med student. Interested?
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Pritzker, again. Good things, again.
Finish the Harry Potter series
The list will evolve as I finish some of these works, I'm sure. There's also quite a few of books from the Pritzker recommended reads list - I'm partially following the list for two reasons: I've never been a fan of medically-oriented TV shows (Scrubs, ER, etc.). This is primarily because I don't watch TV all that much and secondly because I find other things more worthwhile. The second reason is that my exposure to medical literature is limited and doesn't extend far beyond Michael Crichton, sadly. So I hope to resolve that situation.
