It's taken me about 2 years (I only read on and off, but it's also a pretty heavy going book) but I'm at the last few pages of Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie. It seemed a bit slow in places to start with, but I've really fallen in love with the way he writes and everything comes together; it's a beautiful book and I'd definitely recommend it, but it's not casual holiday reading!
I got a Kindle for Christmas but still haven't set it up. When I do I'll definitely check out some of the chick-lit mentioned on here, could do with something a bit lighter!