I've always wanted to get around to reading some of his novels, but have been daunted by the size.
Maybe next year.
I can vouch for Sowell on the Lewis recommendations though, his two most recent volumes are essential reading about the precipitous decline of Islamic civilization.
Don't be discouraged by the size! He's the best. But "Soldier" is better than "Memoir in an Antproof Case." And "Memoir" is better than "A Winter's Tale." His new book of short stories is so-so. I wouldn't start there, I'd start with "Soldier." And google his West Point commencement speech from the Clinton years. AWESOME! As is the speech he wrote for Bob Dole in '96 when Dole quit the US Senate (". . . just a man. A Kansan. An American."). Dole even got choked up. If you can breathe life into Old Bob Dole, you're truly gifted!