My taste in reading material has changed somewhat over the years. I remember once that I used to love sci-fi and now I can rarely put myself through the trouble of reading one from cover to cover without intense psychological pain.

I've wanted (I think) to read Obama's few books since before he was voted in. I saw them the other day in Borders (shelves and shelves with a 'Borders recommends' tag under them) and I just thought, Well, how crass and didn't buy myself a copy. I don't think I would borrow a copy from the library either now. Somehow their hipster trendiness is a greatly distasteful factor for me. Like when I wanted to read Sacred Book of the Werewolf and this troupe of the aforementioned retards walked by me with it in their hands. Turn-off. :)

Two really good reads lately have been My Family and other Animals and Gorky Park. Please don't let the hipsters start on them now.