What I am reading now- Moody Food

Moody Food (Biblioasis, 2002) by Ray Robertson
This 1960s rock 'n' roll tale about a bookseller makes the reader laugh out loud. Andrew Johnson wants to share the good times with you, writing:
"Moody Food is a fantastic rock 'n' roll novel that is also a terrific novel. Strangely under-appreciated, the book also draws on one of the great scenes in Canadian history, Yorkville in the mid-1960s, a rich place/time that deserves more celebration than it gets."
Accolades: Ray Robertson won over fans and critics alike with Moody Food. The Globe and Mail called it "clever, word-drunk and falling-down funny," adding that "Robertson is a moral writer and a bitingly intelligent one, a man who writes with penetrating insight of what needs to be written about: beauty, truth and goodness."

Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition (Penguin, 2003) by William Gibson
Science fiction writer William Gibson broke out of the cyberpunk mould with this thrilling take on consumer culture and the quest for meaning in contemporary life. Sheila Barry was bursting with enthusiasm for the book:
"With Neuromancer, William Gibson invented cyberspace, and he has been imagining, and perhaps helping to create, our future ever since. His novels are inventive, exciting, scrupulously plotted, and full of unique and memorable characters. Even his darkest scenarios include a faith in the warmth and goodness of ordinary people, and his own warmth and empathy as an author come through on every page."
Accolades: Pattern Recognition picked up nominations for the British Science Fiction Association Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and a Locus Award, along with plenty of critical praise, including from Kirkus Reviews, which noted its "laser-perfect cultural radar."

So here's the story.  I haven't done this before, but I just couldn't finish this book.  It was borrowed from another library that only gave me 6 days to read it and it was REALLY dry and out there.  I knew that I didn't want to spend any more of my life reading it.  I was halfway through and not sure what it was about!