I've been reading the forgotten legion trilogy. Full of politics,sex, violence and vengeance. Come to think of it, that sounds a lot like my life. I'll have to read something a little less narcissistic next time.
Last book I read... Tai Pan by James Clavell. Excellent book. The only other one I read in that series was Shogun and that one was superb. I highly recommend it for all the Asian history buffs.
wait until you get to grimm's fairytales. That will trip you up a bit. Too many rhymes. It's actually amusing to see how well they rhyme going from german to english.