Heading back to the East Coast, I leave behind the novel I finished on the way West – a bit of a “throw away” book: “L’homme intérieur”, a book offered by a French publisher with the purchase of two other novels. Originally published in English as  “Shadow and Light”, this thriller by Jonathan Rabb takes places in Weimar-era Berlin and turned out to be a perfect “plane-and-motel” read. I am not surprised to find out that the author’s favorite read is Chandler’s The Big Sleep, and his favorite film, Welles’ The Third Man. But, speaking of classics, I feel it is high time I started the Oregon classic, Ken Kesey’s Sometimes A Great Notion.  I had been putting it off until now, but I am ready (or so I think… more on that later!). It was celebrated just a few years ago at Cannon Beach’s Jupiter, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the novel, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the bookstore.