What are some great Spanish books for intermediate level learners?

I am trying to learn Spanish and I think that reading a good book in Spanish would help. I just got through about half of “El Viejo y el Mar” which I had to stop reading because there were too many fishing, boating, and marine vocabulary words. What great Spanish language novels are out there for intermediate learners? “El Viejo…” was at about the right level, though I don’t think I could manage one more difficult. I guess I’m asking what is the “catcher in the rye” of Spanish books? Accessible, Readable, interesting, and cultural…?