In a usual departure from my usual fare, I picked up Gleick's "The Information" because the NYTimes liked it and I liked learning stuff.

Speaking of information overflow, this was not an easy book. I really enjoyed the experience of reading it, but I also consider myself a fairly knowledgeable laywoman in terms of the history of physics and computing and I was stuck on a few things.

Still, the book was fascinating and very well written. Gleick's style is engaging and he writes as if he's shaping the history of the topic into a story without imposing narrative on the aspects that don't already use it. Also, he uses the historical characters to great effect.

Anyway, an excellent book that I should probably return to the library because it's nearly a week overdue (well, I had to FINISH it!).