G'Day kalmsy, hope you're feeling better. I find novels depend pretty much on your age. As I don't know how old you are, I'll just list a few of my fave novelists.
Tom Woolf (try The Right Stuff, Bonfire of the Vanities etc, Anthony Burgess (try The Enderby series), Herman Hesse (try Steppenwolf).
Do you have a Kindle or other electronic book reader? It's a great way to get books cheaply.
