I definitely haven't read any of those books, but I did see the movie Thank You For Smoking, and it is amazing! It is so funny and that book is also on my list. My thinking is that when a movie made from a book is great, the book is always better than the movie, so the book must be great too. However, I can't verify this, but wow, great movie!
~*~Ditty~*~
"When we choose between reality and madness/It's either sadness or euphoria." -Billy Joel
There was nothing he enjoyed more than a good book. He'd wander into the study, take down some leather-bound volume, and eat it. — Terence Brady (dog owner)