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Ben Franklin It's not exactly contemporary, although the writing style is perfectly fine; if you haven't already read it, I think Ben Franklin's autobiography should be on everyone's required-reading list.

Rarely, rarely, rarely... Rarely do I re-read anything fiction. For non-fiction, I usually remember most of the important stuff, and I use google's book search to find the page numbers when I need to recall facts. The one exception to this would be The Catcher in the Rye. I think I've read...

A couple... I have to second the Fahrenheit 451 quote, "It was a pleasure to burn," as that's what immediately came to mind. But I love the way The Catcher in the Rye starts out. Might be biased, as it's one of my favorites.

Just finished P&P I just finished reading Pride & Prejudice, my first Austin novel. I'm a guy, and I realize it's a "girl's book," but I have to admit I don't think it was too bad. A bit tedious at times (the unabridged version), but I enjoyed the story-lines and the development of the...

Don't know what it is, but.. I don't know what it is about Gibson, but I've tried three of his novels (Idoru, Neuromancer, and one other that escapes me at the moment) and I just can't stand it! Everyone seems to rave about it, but his writing style is too over-the-top for me. It's been a...

Try it again down the line... I agree with what a lot of the above posters are saying. Sometimes you'll start a book, and it just won't appeal to you at all; you'll come back to it a month, a year, a decade later, and you'll find yourself unable to put it down. So, if you don't find...

Replace idle activities with reading I try to replace idle activities with reading. For example, watching TV. I've barely even had the TV on for the past few months; instead of watching, I read. I also make it a point to try to do some reading before bed. Once it becomes a part of your...

Just saying Hello from Long Island, NY! My interests are mainly non-fiction, history, [auto]biographies, philosophy, as well as astronomy, technology, and the occasional piece of classic literature.

I recently purchased a copy of "George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation" and I'm amazed at how applicable they are, even today. It's a short list, just 110 rules, that I think should be required reading in grade school. If everyone just tried to...