what kind of books do you like reading?

[quirky]

Do you like all kind of books? Do you naturally gravitate on specific subjects?

 

In my life I have mostly read

 

1)Philosophy books

2)Ancient Greek tragedies

3)Biographies (of people and businesses)

4)Music and art because I'm a musician

 

What about you?

[PsychGirly]

I enjoy reading self-improving books, psychology books, books that open my mind.

 

I also LOVE Tess Gerritsen. She writes mystery books that involve work in the medical field. She's a retired physician, so her books are really interesting. I recommend her to anyone who enjoys mystery books =)

[gypsy_girl]

I like fantasy type things. Things that when you read you wish you were there or that that stuff was real.

 

And also general fiction books that have aspects of my life in them

[pinkelephant]

I don't read anything but classics. I'm a major snob when it comes to literature. I've stuck to classics since I was a kid. Well, i went through a mystery murder phase, but that ended at the 3rd book by that patricia cornwell woman.

 

 

I've branched out and read a bunch of different philosophy texts, but to be honest, they're starting to be really wearing. It's probably because I'm currently taking a philosophy class for school, so with the deadlines and essays, it's becoming a pain.

 

 

Anyway, I've always been curious about greek tragedies. Would you recommend something for me? =)

[quirky]

Anyway, I've always been curious about greek tragedies. Would you recommend something for me? =)

 

I think "Oedipus" by Sophocles is one of the most famous ones

 

I've also liked "Ifigeneia"

 

Please note they are dramatic...I love the language, it's so over the top and there's wisdom in the writings. Clearly though not much of happy endings!

[itsallgrand]

I go through phases, but there are some genres that I gravitate to over and over again.

 

- Non fiction works on anthropology, history, religion and culture

- books on war and conflict and development

- Politics and technology

- food

- exploration and travel

- Classics and poetry

- Fiction that takes me to another place or time, and centers around character development

 

Pretty much I'll read anything but Mystery novels tend to bore me. Romance too.

[Miss Firecracker]

True Crime

[LightbulbSun]

I read a lot of different types of books, but my favorites are:

 

- Sci-fi

- Horror

- Mystery

- Crime

- Comedy

- Musically related (books on composers, bands, history of bands/artists, Autobiographies, etc.)

[Capricorn3]

Anything as long as it's NON-FICTION.

 

I'm interested in true crime and particularly in serial killers - I'm fascinated with why people do what they do.

 

Autobiographies

Biographies

Anything about the British SAS

[Creative]

I used to like self-help when I was 14, but expanded to psychology because it's got more evidence based ground. Afterwards, I became more interested practiced knowledge such as CEO's advice and their early struggles.

 

I can never understand the allure of fictions.

 

Once in awhile, I dive myself into politics & health, but my main focus is CEO authors.

[Rangafro]

A mix of fiction and non-fiction, but for both it's mostly focused on Science or Crime and Investigation themes. I read some philosophy but it's mostly about philosophy of science (eg Karl Popper, Daniel Dennet etc.) with a focus on humanist ethics.

[oldjew0128]

If you cannot put yourself in the battle of heights just because of the fear of defeat, you will never get successes.

[oldjew0128]

If you cannot put yourself in the battle of heights just because of the fear of defeat, you will never get successes.

[imsuperman]

I like reading war biographies and true crime stories. But I'm not a violent guy at all.

[metrogirl]

I love true crime books. I actually just now found out that Ann Rule released a new book!! I have read every one of her books.

 

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go order my book now.

[quirky]

metrogirl

 

I'd be interested in a good crime/mystery book but nothing too scary that would keep me awake at night Have you got a recomendation?

[greywolf]

I've always been into fantasy books, and I go through phases with other stuff. I had a phase when I was young when I loved reading the classics, then another phase when I loved reading fictional stories about native americans or pre-columbian america. Lately I've been into darker books.

[samantha20]

I have a literature degree but I don't like to be all pretentious about what I read. I've done 'the greek tragedies', shakespeare, the romantic poets and Jane Austin to death and yes I did enjoy them but there's nothing wrong with reading a light hearted or trashy novel if you feel like it.