Tell Me About Your Reading Habits

[barry1010]

I have been an avid reader of fiction all my life, although not necessarily 'good' literature.  I have received many books as gifts but most of my books came from public libraries and used book sellers.  When I was little a local toy hospital sold second hand childrens books with a half price discount if you returned one.

I have never bought a new printed novel for myself. Not one.  It would feel like a wild extravagance.  I have bought a few ebooks to finish a series when the book isn't available for download through the public libraries but not many.

These days I mainly read police procedurals and thrillers.

[jackthehat]

'Miscellaneous' already exists and contains a variety of text-books, dictionaries, encyclopaedia, etc.

My Kindle works very hard indeed. LoL

[jackthehat]

barmaid - I am part way through 'Frenchmen's Creek' at the moment (28%).  I have 'My cousin Rachel' to follow on. 

I have a soft spot for the Brontes - my full name is used across their works - shallow, I know. LoL

[Moorea7]

I haven't actually read a  book for some months but, when I do, it's usually a re-read from the bookcase which contains a rather mixed selection from Shakespeare through to autobiographies, travel, mystery, local, etc.  I have two volumes of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham which come in handy to read when time is scarce.  I gave all my childhood books to the local school where they were gratefully received. 😊

[Vagus]

I read Loving Spirit by Daphne du Maurier when I was about 12, it was a book club book of my mums. It remains my favourite book of all time. I love all her books.

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulkes is another book which had a profound effect on me, we did a trip round the war graves of France and Belgium because I'd read it and it moved me. We cried all the way round France and Belgium and left small pebbles many, many grave stones.

[Barmaid]

JtH, both of those are great.  The Flight of the Falcon and the House on the Strand are also good reads.  Slightly different in genre are The Kings General and Mary Anne which I also loved.

Agnes Grey or The Tenant of Wildfell Hall are both by Anne Bronte and I really  like them.  Emily is always in first place for me, but I do think Anne is overlooked in favour of Charlotte.  I still think Emily was an absolutely cracking writer for her time.  Shame she only ever wrote one stunning book.

[Barmaid]

Vagus - I loved Birdsong too.  One of me few "will read it again and not tire of it" books.

[ladybirder]

Thank you so much Khandro.  I will watch And Quiet Flows the Don on YT as you suggest. I had no idea it was on there.  Looks like it's on Audible too.  It was on my bookshelf until I sent a load to charity last autumn.

[Arksided]

A mixed bag from westerns to horror like Stephen King... most are Comedies Tom Sharpe for eg. and of course all Red Dwarf novels and the Actors who've being in the show Main cast with their solo exploits.

The last Hardback book I bought many years ago was Doug Naylor (Co creator and writer of Red Dwarf) Last Human. much darker than the TV show. 

[ladybirder]

So many Wilt books about by Tom Sharpe.  I've got a few myself.  They must be going for tuppence each!

[barry1010]

I think the most frustrating book I have read is Catch 22.

[ToraToraTora]

18:21 vagus I have birdsong on my pile to read. I may read that next then.