You aren't led astray by the title, The Adventures of Augie March. The titular character and narrator of the novel has oh so many adventures. He doesn't outwit dragons or follow his spirit guide into another dimension, but his experiences are just as outlandish as those. Really, who takes a road trip from Chicago to Mexico in order to train an eagle to hunt like a falcon? Well, that would be our Augie, following the ambitions of a beautiful woman he hardly knows. Not extraordinary enough for you? How about being lost at sea with a homicidal maniac who believes he has created new life? How about running into Trotsky in Mexico? Would you believe he meets a police officer who remembers every alleged criminal he's ever seen? Or that Augie works for a time for a luxury dog caretaker who's overly fond of the hypodermic needle? Believe it, Scully. These adventures are for realz.