*prepares herself for being shouted at / shunned / refused the right to call herself a SF-Fantasy-Geek any longer*
... Terry Pratchett's The Color of Money ...
I know, I know, Pratchett is a MUST for any SF/Fantasy Fan, but I never got around to reading any of his stuff. I have a collector's nature and I was always/am still afraid I will feel the urge to buy and read ALL of them. TCoM was sitting on my night stand for ages and I always put off reading it, fearing the Pratchett-hype would get to me or, even worse, I might not actually like it in the end...
...and I was right, maybe I am just too old, but it really isn't all that great. Don't get me wrong, it is funny and the world-building is AMAAAZING (I actually have the 'Almanak' and other Discworld-related stuff and always liked it, the art, etc..) but I am halfway through and the plot kind of escaped me, or maybe (there isn't really one to begin with, ... please don't hit me!!!)
Anyway, will finish it and then decide whether I will read more of his books or maybe I will start reading the Inkheart trilogy (by Cornelia Funke, in the German original, BTW, Tintenherz for the Germanophiles - not -phobes, mind you). I think the first film is coming out soon and I want to have read it before that. I completely fell in love with the language as I browsed through it (not sure if that comes across very well in the English translation.)
So, will keep you posted on my experiences with Mr. Pratchett and I do have all the best wishes for his mental health and otherwise.