ULYSSES and THE DA VINCI CODE

At public places I'm often asked what I do in Bali.

This last time, I told a lifestyle surfer here on holiday, "I read ULYSSES."

He: "Pardon?"

Me: "That's I do in Bali, I read ULYSSES." I pull out the book from my bag and show him.

He (uncertain how to take me): "I've read THE DA VINCI CODE. Have you?"

Me: "Yeah."

He: "Which one do you like better?"

Me: I don't respond, for suddenly I find myself caught in one of the worst dilemmas of my lifetime.