Thinner, by Stephen King. One of King's books written as Richard Bachman, Thinner is a lot lighter on the pages than most of his opuses, and nearly as empty as the title suggests. A quick run-down of the dustjacket announces that its a potboiler about a fat lawyer under a gypsy curse that makes him lose weight, and when it sticks to the advertising, it's quite an entertaining potboiler. The disappointment, as with most King novels, lies in the last couple of pages, which manage to be both inconclusive and anticlimactic. Quite palatable for a time waster, provided you're not looking for depth.