If you haven't read "Diamond Age" yet, I highly recommend it. I loved "Snow crash" too, but DA is arguably his best book. Let me know if you ever finish anything he wrote later than that, to be honest I think he is in dire need of a strict editor that cuts his books in at least half.
I see we disagree on "The Unberable Lightness of Being", but that is fine, I guess.
I think Murakami is at his best in "Norwegian Wood" and "South of the Border" -- in different ways. You might also enjoy "Chrome Yellow" by Huxley.
Wow, thanks for taking the time for the recommendation, will definitely check them out.
I am a slow reader and so its a good investment of time for me to read a book, which is why I value book recommendations over randomly picking up books.
Regarding TULOB, I have found that fiction or books of philosophical nature tends to be highly subjective. It also depends on my state of mind during reading. For instance, I tried couple of times to read "The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", and I stopped reading after few chapters. Which is very rare, I usually force myself to complete horrible books, but for some reason I couldn't read it. I will give it another shot this year.
I second Snow Crash reco. I've read Kafka on the Shore and Wind-Up bird chronicle by Murakami and loved both. Wind-Up bird was very hard to finish at points but I'm glad I did. The more I think about the more chills I get. The book is truly a dream. I'm not sure what is largely about but I will never forget how it made me feel. It's impossible to explain.
I just finished Norwegian Wood a couple weeks ago and loved it, and I loved The Wind-up Bird Chronicle as well, I'll have to check out South of the Border.
I see we disagree on "The Unberable Lightness of Being", but that is fine, I guess.
I think Murakami is at his best in "Norwegian Wood" and "South of the Border" -- in different ways. You might also enjoy "Chrome Yellow" by Huxley.
For something a bit different, try: "American Essays" edited by Shaw (http://www.amazon.com/American-Essays-Charles-B-Shaw/dp/B000...).
If you enjoyed the books on Steve Jobs, you might enjoy "The new new thing" by Lewis (on the founder of SGI and Netscape).
I don't know if you've read any William Gibson, if not, at least read "Burning Chrome" (and everything else he's ever written ;-).
Finally, you should read "The Code Book" by Singh.