Well finished up East of Eden tonight, and it was exactly what I was looking for in a book. Made me feel like I got punched in my non-existant uterus but at the same time made me think. It had a fairly happy ending anyways, so I didn't feel too bad.

I'll ram through "A Clockwork Orange" and then I believe I'm gonna do Steinbeck's whole collection, starting off with Grapes of Wrath.

Thanks for the recomendations and the encouragement. :)