From cover to cover......voraciously.

No, actually I haven't read any bad ones. Not recently anyway. I usually check into the book before I read it. Also the author. If you do your homework you just don't have a bad read. I love the written word and like you said how words are put together to make a sentence. I love the hunt for the right word and that one word that I can't seem to find sometimes. I can't put a book down or shut off a movie I have started even if it is not that good because I want to know how the writer decides to end it or to do certain things with it. Curiousity gets to me.

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War and Peace - could not get all the way through it. Got bogged down during the war scenes. Try The Mists of Avalon for Fantasy or Lord of the Rings, for Science Fiction, The Gods Themselves, Double Star, or any of Kristine Kathryn Rusch's retrieval artist books, Nicholas and Alexandra for historical, anything by Dumas, I could go on forever. Want to see my library?

Honestly, my realm is in children's literature - always has been. I am fascinated by illustrations and words put together! I also love short stories (not necessarily for children). Perhaps I have a short attention span? Hmmmm

But there was one book that I read (in high school, I think) that put into words the type of path I wanted to lead in life. I've told people to read it, but I don't know if they really understood it. "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse. It is a short book, an easy read.

In short, it's about a man who finds "enlightenment" through his own experiences of life, good and bad. He and his friend wanted to achieve enlightenment . . . the friend decided to follow Buddha, but Siddhartha decided to take his own path. In the end when they are much older, they meet again . . . who found true enlightenment . . .?

Emjoy if you ever decide to read it!

hi geminikid. for women or girls, I loved the louisa may Alcott books, Little women and Jo's boys, also baum's books abouot the Wizard of Oz, and Louis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland and Under th LOoking Glass. Also all of Arthur Conan Doyle's books about Sherlock Holmes and of Course, Agatha Christie's murder mystery books with Hercule Poirot. I love Stephen Kings books myself.

Hello geminikid, I too am an avid reader. I like books of all sorts. Sometimes I even read the same book over if I really liked it and want to remain in the midst of it.

I especially like books by new authors. Some of the best seller novelists tend to let their books get watered down. Nothing worse than reading a book by an author that sounds exactly like their last book and is completely predictable.

Some of books you might try are
1. Kaleidescope by Danielle Steel
one of her best, an earlier book when they were more intriguing. Interesting weaving throughout the story and some surprises

2. The last Juror by John Grisham
I finally figured out the end but not until it was almost revealed.

3. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts http://www.shantaram.com
New author...book is over a thousand pages but very interesting, filled with adventure, drugs, Indian maffia, war and romance. He uses fantastic imagery, you feel like you are right there and all your senses are aware of what he describes.

4. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
Light, funny, mystery/cops and crime

Hopefully that will give you some enjoyable reading...:))

Well that should get you started on some adventures.

Have you read the Twilight Saga? I know it's popular because of the movie, but I swear it's a good read and the movie doesn't really do the book justice. Maybe it's just because the book plays out better in my imagination than in the movies. lol.

When I was young I also liked to read a lot about Greek and Roman mythology. Those stories were pretty interesting.

There are so many books out there that you have no limits. I read a variety of books they all need to be given a chance and being a writer I can't answer what book I like the best because of course it's mine LOL.