Holy shit. Short of Sirens of Titan, I've read and felt the same way about everything you've mentioned. Ha. >The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. I read it when I was about 20 and it really helped me see things in a different way. Funny story. I first read Unbearable Lightness of Being when I was 16 years old, the fall of my junior year in high school.. most of it went over my head. I could sense that there was a lot I wasn't getting. About 4 years years later, I happened to ask kleinbl00 what his favorite piece of literature was. He responded, What kind of cretin would I be with only one favorite book? ;-) and told me to start with some Kundera. Upon finding my old copy from high school, I spent that next day reading the whole thing. One of my favorite texts, and favorite reading experiences.