So I stopped at borders yesterday and picked up a copy of quicksilver, Neal Stephenson's new book.
First impression: It's good. It's long, and probably won't be a quick read, but overall I like where it's going.
Interestingly, for those who are having trouble understanding some part of it, there appears to be a wiki devoted to the book. I haven't delved too deeply into the wiki yet, since I want to avoid finding out too much about the book before I read it, but I can definately see why this kind of thing would be useful in the future...