What genres do you usually enjoy/are interested in exploring?

I have rather eclectic tastes. Annie Dillard's essays, anything by Yoko Ogawa, cummings, Poe... I used to like Plato and Aristotle, but I think I'd need to read their work again for a current opinion because I have almost no recollection of it. I also enjoy "To Kill a Mockingbird" and Shakespeare's poetry.

I am not inclined toward books written for teenagers/young adults (The Clique, Gossip Girl, and the Twilight series make me ill) or fantasy/sci-fi.

Sorry that was so long XD

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Ha, if you liked twilight, I'd have crept away, muttering darkly. Well, let's see - have you read most of the classics/standard reading list books (ex. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Of Mice and Men, Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby)?

How about something more fantastic for some light reading. I'd recommend Pratchett's books or maybe Villain's By Necessity by Eve Forward. Anvil of the World by Kage Baker is also a great bit of fun reading (fantasy, humor).

Otherwise, I'm a big fan of LeGuin's short stories (not so much her novels), and how about Freedom and Necessity by Brust and Bell? I'd also suggest Dune by Frank Herbert and Neuromancer by William Gibson (both sci-fi, but absolutely fantastic books, imo. No YA nonsense, promise).

Mmmm, for a more philosophical bent, perhaps Herman Hesse? Ayn Rand (Fountainhead/Atlas Shrugged) is always a fun read, even if it guarantees that the reader will be impossible to live with for about a month (to three months, depending on resistance levels) afterward. I enjoy Margaret Atwood (her poems -- not so much her novels).

I'll hush now, but I've a humongous list in my brain

Chuck Palahniuk, because a friend recently recommended the short story 'Guts' - [link] - horrifically riveting. The power not-so-hiding in those words is awe-inspiring.

Some plays by Sartre, because I've been meaning to read him for a while, but never got around to it.

'Different Seasons' by Stephen King - a sampling of gritty novellas (one of which is The Shawshank Redemption).

'On the Road' by Kerouac, because it's on my to-read list.


I'm sadly not much of a reader nowadays.

A few that I thought were quick and fun:

-Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks
-Miracle Myx by Dave Diotalevi
-The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff

A Few that will take a bit longer to get through:

-Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
-Exegesis by Astro Teller
-The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

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I have heard a lot about Chuck Palahniuk; I will read that story right now. And Mr. King? We are old friends XD

Thank you for the suggestions, I'll definately look into them.

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Thanks a lot for all your suggestions; I do love Ray Bradbury. His story about the girl on Venus absolutely stunned me when I was a kid, but I can't find it now. Have you read that one?

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Possibly . . . was the girl's name Margot?

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Yes! Do you know what it's called?

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