Finished Tom Wolfe's "I Am Charlotte Simmons". Very vivid, depressing for the last third or so, and I didn't think the ending really wrapped anything up well.
Finished "Forged in Fire" by Michael Martin and Andy Mangels. It's a Star Trek novel, which may not be your cup of tea, but it was up to the AM/MM standard -- which is to say, very good -- even though I kept wondering when we'd switch from 2290 to 2295 and finally deal with the bad guy. The ending was a little too open to suit my taste, but the bulk of the book was very good -- incorporated a LOT of characters we know from TOS, the films, TNG, and DS9, and finally explained how Sulu took command of Excelsior between ST3 and ST6. Also dealt further with the transition of Klingons from ridged-to-smooth, then smooth-to-ridged -- a little too much science, IMO, but I can handle it. A good entry into the ST universe.
I think, since I'm watching "Stardust" right now (well, not RIGHT NOW, but when I'm exercising in the mornings), I'm going to go through the basement and find the novel so I can read it again. I remember not really liking it the first time around, but maybe I'll like it better the second try.