Well, presuming that you like women, that is.
Anyway, if you look at this:
…and your response is Yowza, congratulations: you’ll probably be into Steampunk. I suggest that you start with The Difference Engine, The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and go on from there.
Via Nodwick.
If you’re into Steampunk, I’d definitely recommend checking out some of China MiĆ©ville’s novels — especially The Scar and Perdido Street Station.
I had the hardest time getting into Perdido Street Station (not sure why). That was my Mieville gateway book; is The Scar sufficiently different that I should give it another shot?