I just finished a decent book I found at Goodwill called "The Smile" that was loosely (and fictionally) based on the model for Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. It's actually a young adult book, but I usually prefer those because in addition to prereading books I will allow my little people to read someday, they're devoid of smut and I don't really have to think about them (like a sitcom kinda). It was quite the deviation from my usual post apocalyptic fiction which I currently have no stomach for.

I picked up Rudyard Kipling's "Kim" yesterday and read the first chapter, but, even though I remember it being a really good book (I read it as a teenager), I don't think I have the mental fortitude to read it right now. My brain is tired lately and reading anything difficult that isn't research just isn't happening.

My 14 year old has hinted that she wants me to find the Dune books that are somewhere around here, so maybe I'll reread them along with her in the near future.