I'm about 170 pages into Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. It's good. I like it so far. But, wow, I understand now why so many people call it a "hard" book. His prose is... difficult to get into, though once you find the rhythm it's wonderful. I recommend to anyone and everyone.
I just reread Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass (or The Northern Lights for the rest of the world). Disappointed to find that it's not as good as I remember it being. I was crazy about His Dark Materials back when I was 14. Guess that's just part of getting older Hmm.
Read Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee last week, too. It was fascinating. I never knew how involed she was in helping Capote with In Cold Blood, nor how very little credit he gave her in return. Excellent read - couldn't put it down. Pick it up if you're a fan of hers.
BTW, Robert Jorden, author of the acclaimed (and lengthy) Wheel of Time series, died. I thought about making a thread about it, but I don't know if there are many fans of his here. My brother loved those books. Very sad. ):