Thread:Zippy130/@comment-32899062-20180119060815/@comment-27914031-20180308142001

I go on streaks reading one genre of book or another. Right now I'm on a science-fiction streak. Another of my favorite genres is satire (e.g. Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller, Mark Twain, and my absolute #1 favorite author Louis-Ferdinand Celine). I was a pilot in the USAF, so I also like war history/memoir, and aviation-related books. I also like "literary" books...the type of books that would be found at my library under the "reading list" section and would be read in English Lit classes in high school or college. And since I like classical music, I read a lot of biographies of composers, performers, etc. My favorite current "popular" author is Bill Bryson. I guess he crosses different genres -- humor, travel, and science. And recently I discovered a new reading genre related to one of my hobbies: books about birdwatching (not kidding LOL)! I read several books straight about people who had set one birdwatching record or another. One of those books was even made into a movie not too long ago -- "The Big Year" starring Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson -- which is what made me aware of that genre of book.

What type of books do you like to read?

I haven't yet read any of Stephen King's books, but I do have one of his books on my "to read" pile -- his book "11/22/63." I accumulate books faster than I can read them, based on recommendations from friends and whatnot. Sometimes I go to a used bookstore (our county library system has two of them) and come out with a grocery bag full of books! Right now, my to-read pile is over two grocery bags full! But I prefer reading books on my Kindle now, so I may never get to some of those old-fashioned paper books!