As far as The Posionwood Bible goes, my father sent me a big box of books because I was desperate for reading material, and that was in it. I put that one off, because of two things. One, it said "Oprah's Book Club" on the front. Then, when you read the jacket, it sounds like some religous weird book. I was convinced it wouldn't be good. It ended up being the best book in the box he sent, and I have recommended it to a few other people. I dunno, maybe give it a try.
Oh, and Naked was also in that box. David Sedaris is just a really funny guy. More of a fun read, I suppose. That was another of my favorite books in the box.
My third favorite book in the box was
Father and Son, but I am a big Larry Brown fan. I have a thing for southern fiction.