What are your favorite kind of books to read?

Canada
September 26, 2008 2:55pm CST
Do you like mystery, true crime , horror , science fiction ? How often do you read and what do you like to read the most? Do you have a favorite author? Can you recommend a good book?
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@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I have never really been a big fan of books but when I was younger I used to read mystery books,such as Clue and the Boxcar Children which were some good books and I have always loved mysteries especially murder mysteries where you try to figure out who did it,right now my fiance is reading to me from a book called Upon A Good Land by Vilhelm Moberg it is the second book in a four book series about some emigrants from Sweden in the 1850's who emigrate to North America to find a better life for them and their families.
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• Canada
27 Sep 08
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• United States
26 Sep 08
I love reading horror and mystery novels. I'll read other kinds as well, but generally those two genres are what I read the most. Mainly though I read horror novels. My favorite writer is Stephen King. Of his own books, IT is my favorite. If you'd like a nice long read, being at over a 1,000 pages long, I'd suggest that.
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• Canada
27 Sep 08
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@stealthy (8181)
• United States
27 Sep 08
My favorite is Science Fiction but I like many genres including "main stream" and classics. I also like to read Science Fiction stories in the Science Fiction magazines like Analog and Asimov. Someday, maybe I will write some, or more accurately complete some I have started.
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• United States
27 Sep 08
horror or thriller.. im not much for romance since its too emo
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• United States
26 Sep 08
i love romance mystery novels. when i was in highschool and living in a not so great enviroment the stories would draw me out of my reality and i would become apart of the story and my life was wonderful. reading saved my sanity that and school. they were my escape from an overbaring mother and a very strict household.
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• Canada
27 Sep 08
thank you for answering
• United States
27 Sep 08
I read mostly fiction and the genre shift throughout the years, but my most favorite would always be mystery. I do shift back and forth between authors or might grow out of the phase since I might not find it as fascinating anymore. The pattern is sort of like this: Elementry/ Middle School: Dr. Sues The Boxcar Children The Babysister's Club and The Babysister's Little Sister Nancy Drew The Hardy Boys R. L. Stine (Phone Calls, Fear Street series) Joke books High School: Nicholas Sparks (A Walk to Remember, The Guardian) Mary Higgins Clark (All Around the Town) Lurlene McDaniels (One Wish series) College: Margaret Peterson Haddix (Turnabout, Shadow Children series, Escape from Memory, Double Identity) Mitch Albom (Tuesdays With Morrie, For One More Day) Donna Andrews (Turing Hopper series) Dan Brown (Angels & Demons) Robert Ludlum (Bourne series) Stephen White (The Best Revenge, Blinded) Elizabeth Chandler (Dark Secrets series) J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire) Manga (Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances) I usually read when I have time. When I find a really good book or an author who I like, I tend to read more often also. My favorite author recently have to be Margaret Peterson Haddix since I really like her style and how she tends to keep the subject fresh with each topic. Her "Shadow Children" series is quite good. In terms of recommendation, every one has a different meaning or standard for "good" so I wouldn't know what to recommend. I guess it would depend on whichever genre you prefer. But I listed some of my fav. book(s) next to some of the authors above that I especially like that you can check around for reviews or summary to see if you like it.
@soulist (2985)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I love to read classic literature as well as Christian Fiction, and certain biographies and autobiographies. I read all the time. It is really rare for me to not be reading. My favorite author my boyfriend really got me hooked on: Frank Peretti and I am going to look into Ted Dekkert another Christian author. A book I would suggest would be X: Biography of Malcom X. It is very powerful and moving. I have never read such an aweinspiring novel except Night by Eli Wiesel a Holocaust survivor.
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• Canada
27 Sep 08
I love to read and love many different kinds of books . I am interested in anything to do with the paranormal , and science fiction novels but I also like true crime and historical romance . I do have an author that I really like but I can't think of her name off hand . She writes historical novels and just has a style that makes you unable to put her books down but I also like Steven King and authors like that and true crime my favorite author is Ann Rule .
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• United States
26 Sep 08
I love horror and fantasy. My favorite author is Anne Rice. I also love the Harry Potter books as well as Eragon.
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@belk89 (1103)
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
I love to read readers digest, pocketbook, novels about love story and suspense thriller novels. I also love to read science book. Eversince i was young my favorite pastime is reading. If i will recommend a book i will definitely recommend stephen hawking books about the universe in a nutshell. You will find a lot of interesting stuff on that book.
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