Okay, first up is Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Not a recent book, but an excellent one. Cline's madcap adventure story is half video game and half coming of age novel. It's lightning-fast paced, and yet the story's main character (Wade) is fully fleshed out. Although this story is set largely in the future, the quest that Wade and his friends must complete is replete with detailed trivia from the early days of computers and video games. Geeky nostalgia abounds in this effervescent and fun story that has lots of heart. The casual language and teen characters make this a great pick for teens as well.
The second is Care of Wooden Floors by Will Wiles. Half psychological drama and half screwball comedy, Wiles prose creates a gradually growing tension that is both humorous and nerve-racking. The story, told in the first person, focuses largely on the inner feelings/monologue of the main (unnamed) character, and not on external details about setting. Since the main character is British, dry humor and English idioms are a steadily present throughout the text. Definintely an oddball read that I loved. P.S. I posted some recs on Lisa D's blog (Become Familiar with Cannibalism).
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