I am 39 in Jan but have only ever read one proper book. Proper being like one with lots of pages (excluding text books, magazines, tv guides etc). I still remember- It was Creeps by Tim Scotch- i was about 12. Anyway I have decided it must be my new years resolution to correct this just in case i'm missing out. I have heard some people say books can be better than films. I like films. I have tried a couple of times before to read another book but always felt like it was work rather that play.. I read the first 2-3 pages but am soo bored i forget the whole page content by the time i get to the bottom and then have to start again.. repeat that process a couple of time and then give in. I am prepared to try harder but don't want to waste hours reading like ten pages just to find out its rubbish. So my question is what would be the book equivalent to say the the shawshank redemption, or rocky IV, or Snatch. And is their a book/s i should really read that would like be beneficial in making me a better person /expanding my knowledge.