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I am such a big reader. I started reading at a young age and was reading adult novels in elementary school, though I still read the young adult books too. Stephen King was my favorite author from 5th grade well into middle school.
I also go through books really quickly as I can read rather fast, especially if it's good. I also read every day. When I'm at work I spend my lunch hour reading and before bed. I will also read while eating breakfast if I'm on an a real page turner.
I'm a very creative person and when I read, the book just really comes alive for me. I love movies, but books fufill a different kind of entertainment. I also love that they are portable and you just take them anywhere, especially if you're stuck waiting, like at a doctor's office or mechanic.
I've read classics and horror novels, and some action, thriller, and suspense books. Though, probably for the past year or so I've been reading romance novels. Yes, they are trashy, but I just find them so entertaining. :p I enjoy the subgenre of paranormal romance, which is vampire, werewolves, witches and the like.
I also read so much, that's it's just too expensive to buy all my books (though if I've been waiting for one to come out I'll just pick it up from Barnes & Noble), that I go to the library every month. I probably get out about 20 books and read most of them. Some I start but skip over because they don't really catch my attention. My husband thinks I'm crazy because I go to the library with a tote back. :p I also read manga as well from the library because they're expensive.
@Neverending
We had a Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia! I would thumb through it as a kid when I was bored. :D
@Chrono
I enjoyed Atwood's "A Handmaid's Tale". I couldn't get into "The Blind Assassin". What's "Oryx & Crake" like?
I also enjoyed parts of "Lolita" and the plot as a whole, but the prose didn't flow that well for me and I found it rather boring. I think I read this off and on for a year or two before I finally got through it. I just enjoyed the movie so much that I felt I had to read the book (and it's a classic). :o
I also read all the Harry Potter books and rather enjoyed them.
I also read the Twilight books, except for the last one. I really enjoyed them, though I've been holding off on the last one because of the bad reviews.
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