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Wrinkle in Time is perhaps solely responsible for inspiring my love of science fiction and fantasy.

It's tricky because sometimes creative liberties are taken in the translation of a title.

I personally prefer not to have an extensive library at my home. It's just too difficult when you move to a new place. I'm glad to get books out of the public library and just as glad to take them back.

The way I see it is that there's literature and there's commercial fiction. There's a place for both, and some very cool writers manage to combine the best of both. J.K. Rowling writes commerical fiction. It's meant to entertain. Most "crime" and "mystery" fiction is also commercial fiction...

At my local library you have to show ID in order to get a card. I wonder if they were books or something more lucrative like DVDs

The first two books of this series (Goodkind's) are really page turners. The third book is weaker, but the fourth book is a page-turner again. After that though, I lost interest, and I hear that they go downhill from there.

As a child, my favorite book was A Wrinkle in Time, and I still love it today. As an adult my favorite book is Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

I actually just started reading The Red Tent today, and I'm frankly having a bit of trouble with it. It's a little scattered

Well, there are academic books, yes... but then there's the difference between supposedly "literary" fiction (which is considered more high brow) and "commercial" fiction (which is considered mass pop culture stuff).

The only books I've ever re-read multiple times is Madeleine L'Engle's Time trilogy when I was younger.

I like to open it up to Chapter 1 without any introduction. That's why I tend to despise prologues.

These are all modern classics. Good to have under your belt if only for culture's sake.

Getting comfortable when reading has often been a problem for me as I tend to toss and turn when reading just like I do when trying to get to sleep. The other problem is that when I finally do get comfortable, I often fall asleep while reading. My solution on both counts is audiobooks.

I find that I read much faster if I listen to the audio version. I load the book onto my MP3 player, and then I can "read" when I'm running errands, waiting for the bus, doing housework... in general, I can multi-task by reading during mindless activities when I otherwise wouldn't be able to...

Maybe going to the bar? That's something I'd like to try sometime. I'm written at the bar, but reading...?

Acutally, I was reading something recently that said, contrary to popular predictions, that the internet has actually increased demand through print books through sites like Amazon and communities (I guess, like this one). I think people are way too resistent to e-books.

Probably Blade of Tyshalle. I've had a lot of trouble reading at night, lately. I nod off too quickly, no matter how riveting it is.

I very nearly didn't finish reading the Prestige, but I had it on audio, so I compelled myself to finish

Disappointing Authors So, you've been hearing about a certain author for months—or maybe even years. Not only is there general hype, but credible sources have recommended this author. However, when you finally get around to reading the author, the books are a huge disappointment. Has this ever...

Where do you get your books, the library? That's the only way I can feel okay about abandoning a book. Otherwise I feel like I need to get my money's worth.