Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns (not for the first time) and I thought I would tell you all that they're both fantastic. Cold Sassy Tree has been on my favorites list since the first time I read it, but whenever anyone asked me why I liked it I couldn't remember, so this time I paid attention. :) It turns out I like it for a lot of reasons, including the relationship between the progtagonist, Will Tweedy, and his grandfather, which is pretty central to the story. Also, it's disguised pretty well behind the way he speaks (since 
Olive Ann Burns writes their Southern accent out the way you'd hear it), but that grandfather has some really insightful ideas on the nature of God and Jesus and what they meant when they said some of the things in the scriptures.The Accidental Tourist is about a very bizarre man named Macon Leary who is a travel writer and hates travel. He writes for businessmen, and his job is to help them go through their entire business trips without feeling like they've ever left home. Anyway this results in some very interesting things in his life and I highly recommend the book to everyone on this blog. I will be looking for something else by Anne Tyler quite soon.
