The House of Mirth: Edith Wharton.
Let us know how that goes. I've been thinking about it for a while, waffling.
Just finished Snow Crash by Stephenson. Much better than Anathem, but just so-so for the most part.
Re-Reading Asimov's Foundation series. They're holding up quite well.
Picking my way through:
Beasts and Super Beasts, by Saki: Fun. You'd never know it was written 100 years ago. Very slick.
Reality Dysfunction, by Hamilton: Characters just aren't doing anything for me. I'm 500 pages in, not even half way through the first of three parts, and really wondering if I want to keep going with this.
Gardens of the Moon, by Eriskon: About half way through. Characters just aren't there. This seems to be the fantasy counterpart to the most stereotypical military SF.
Secret Atlas, by Stackpole: Great setting, but the dialogue is just so stiff, it's tough to get interested in the characters. Just too formal.