Book Title: "Moon Palace"
Author: Paul Auster
Genre: Romance

Synopsis: Took it from Wikipedia because I didn't want to show spoilers!

"Fogg is an orphan, and his Uncle Victor is his only caretaker. The story begins when Fogg goes to college and lives in a college dormitory. One year later he moves into his own apartment furnished with 1492 books given to him by Uncle Victor. Uncle Victor dies before Fogg finishes college and leaves him without friends, family or money. Fogg becomes an introvert and spends his time reading. He thinks, "Why should I get a job? I have enough to do living through the days." After selling the books in order to earn money Fogg loses his apartment and lives in Central Park. He also meets Kitty Wu and begins a furious romance after he had been rescued from Central Park by his friend Zimmer and Kitty Wu."

Your reasoning for why we should read this book: It's funny, easy to read, you get a totally different perspective and it has a brilliant plot line and a stunning way of writing! It's not complicated I read it in 3/2 days.