Which one of his books other books are worth reading?
I've read The sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea, Patriotism, and The sound Of Waves.
you're definitely missing out on The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Check out Confessions of a Mask and Forbidden Colors if you're interested in the more overtly homosexual stuff in his work. Sea of Fertility is great but you might not be up for four books.
the rest of the tetralogy duhhhhhhhhhhhhhh