I'm reading
The Confusion by Neal Stephenson. It's Book 2 in his three volume
Baroque Cycle. Just finished the first one -
Quicksilver. Interesting historical fiction with tons fact that after the first book seems to center around the theme of money, why is there money, why we value and set values to things...along with alchemy, the history of banking, and Sir Isaac Newton all thrown in. It even has lots of pirates and whores in it! Whewww!
Tough read but fascinating and very rewarding. It is as they say a rousing yarn!
To quote stephen King in the book
Cell: "Neal Stephenson is a God!"
