Life of Pi by Yann Martel is good if slightly surreal, about a 16 year old boy who gets stuck in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with a tiger. Quite amusing and a great ending.
I’ve just finished Bill Bryson’s At Home which is basically the history of everything to do with the private life of humans, set in the context of his house. Not quite as entertaining as his travel books, but still pretty good.