I'm looking for books to read, since I have more free time than I used to and I want something to do that I don't feel weird mentioning to my family when they ask what I'm doing to keep busy. Ideally fiction or relatively non-serious nonfiction, so this isn't a request for theory, though I might read it if you recommend it. I'm cool with whatever genre wise, but at least give a brief description. Ideally I should be able to get it at my local library, but if it's too obscure for that I'm fine with using other methods.
My favorite piece of fiction is A Confederacy of Dunces. It's the story of a Large Son(TM) just trying to make his way in the world. Really tragic story about the author as well.