Books I never thought le pere would read

So I called le pere when I was having my lug nut problem this afternoon and he mentioned that he just finished reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. (Granted he did refer to it as The Short Love Life of Oscar Wao, but I knew what he meant). He picked it up in the library because he knew it had good reviews and it is now out in large print. Was totally surprised that he would read and enjoy such a book. Now he seems interested in learning more about the DR. Maybe that will be his new favorite island??