I figured since there's a topic for recommended movies, there should be one for books, too. I'm also pretty sure there's a lot of intelligent people here that know a good read when they find one.
I purchased Stephen King's Dreamcatcher today, and even though the author is a little cliché in people's opinions, I am really loving it.
"Her name wasn't Chantay, you don't know what her name was, she blew right past you like you weren't there, what would you be to a girl like her anyway, just another working-class longhair in another working-class New England town, into the band bus she went and out of your life. Your fuckin uninteresting life."

The plot summary on the book is too short, so I checked out Wikipedia and noticed they have quite a lengthy entry:
QUOTEPlot summary
The plot of Foucault's Pendulum revolves around three friends, Belbo, Diotallevi and Casaubon, who work for a small publishing company in Milan. After reading too many manuscripts about occult conspiracy theories, they decide they can do better, and set to invent their own conspiracy for fun. They call this satirical intellectual game "The Plan".
As Belbo, Diotallevi and Casaubon become increasingly obsessed with The Plan, they sometimes forget that it's just a game. Worse still, when adherents of other conspiracy theories learn about The Plan, they take it seriously. Belbo finds himself the target of a very real secret society that believes he possesses the key to the lost treasure of the Knights Templar.
There are a number of sub-plots woven into the grand theme of The Plan. Belbo's obsession with the plan is justified by his experiences as a child in a World War II torn Italy, his love for Lorenza, his desire to absolve himself from his constant sense of failure. Against the backdrop of the Templar Plan for world domination, the novel brings out the credulity inherent in all people. The Plan was started to mock the Diabolicals, but when it becomes intelligent enough, they start believing in it themselves.

What's it about?

In never noticed the similarities between the two words, an un-proofread paper could make alot of people angry, for the wrong reasons.

Exchange the P for a C, then you may have a serious discussion.

I just finished reading Agressor by Andy McNab.

The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
It's about the American authors who translated the Divine Comedy into English during the 19th century and a bunch of murders that take place as a result of their translations. Obviously the murders are based on what Dante described as the events sinners go through in hell.
And
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski - but that's sort of a given.
If any of you are fans of his, DONT READ HIS NEW BOOK. I'm not one to hate stream-of-consciousness writing, but goddamn.

I think it's important to get an equal balance.

QUOTE(Psyched @ Mar 4 2007, 07:12 AM) [snapback]355974[/snapback]do you read nothing but science?

LOTR?

lol i read crime novels as well. does that count?