I do a thing where I start a bunch of books at once, so when something strikes my fancy at a given time, I can do that and switch between them as I feel. So currently I'm reading:

Rise of Endymion, book 4 of the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons. I can't give an opinion on this one yet, but I really love the series. His writing is so, so bad, but his storytelling is so, so good. I love the universe and world-building and attention to detail in creating this world realistically.

Count of Monte Cristo, this is my main focus right now. I'm only about 50 pages in, but really what can I say about it? It's the greatest revenge story of all time and we all know that.

Ravelstein, by Saul Bellow. This is the newest addition to my cycle. I have to decide if I really hate it, but I'm willing to give it a fair go.

Cancer Ward. Solzhenitsyn. Masterpiece. Gulag Archipelago is my next to tackle, but that's going to be a sole focus kinda thing.

And a lot of Jim Harrison poetry whenever I can find it. thenewgreen, I've been on a Montana kick. Any good Montana authors I should know about? I was suggested one by a native Montanan while leading a scotch tasting, but was too far gone to remember the name. I believe his first name was Ivan?