Just started this one. Like other Connie Willis books I've read, it has a very funny, witty style, with interesting topics. It doesn't seem like it will have the depth of my favorite book of hers, The Doomsday Book, but it promises high entertainment value.

The story centers on a sociologist studying where fads come from, and will (I think) also involve another scientist studying chaos theory. The interaction between these two can only be amusing.