I just can't get through 'Accelerando' by Charles Stross at this moment.
Not that it's boring; there is far too much happening to be boring....
But boy this is real hard-core Sci-Fi. Not the military 'let's built us a galactic empire'-style, but the changes are so rapidly (hence the title :-) ) that it's just hard to keep up.
But I won't put it down, No I will prevail
Maybe a little
, but then again, when you see a boring book as a book you can't get through......
Oh and as an afterthought. I completely agree about the silmarillion, I see that one as Tolkiens own effort to create a bible.