Reading is one of my great pleasures. Anyone who has seen the pictures of our flat will realize that my husband and I are *huge* bibliophiles.
So, what is on those shelves?
A plethora of things. I like Mysteries, with Laurie R King being one of my favorites. Simon likes Alternate Histories. We both read Science Fiction.
Some of the books on our shelves are unmitigated trash. And we know this. Occasionally we like to read trash. No romance novel trash, but adventure novel trash. A big favorite is Matthew Reilly, the man of !!! and 2 sentence chapters. And the 59th Minutes of the 11th Hour Saves. We both enjoy him.
Some of the books on our shelves are first editions. I have several Firsts by Robert A Heinlein, my favorite Science Fiction Author, hands down. I have every book he ever wrote, including the ones written for him posthumously. And I have several of them in both cheap paperback and First Edition. If you ever come to my house, please ask before reading any of my Heinlein books, thanks. I am trying to keep the Firsts in good condition!
We also read humour. Simon likes UK political humour. I am a huge Dave Barry fan.
And we have comic books, all kinds of comic books. Graphic Novels, single issue, you name it, we have it.
We both read, constantly. I always have a book with me. And so does Simon.
Reading is, indeed, fundamental.
i miss the good ole days when i’d only get out of bed for a brief pit stop before crawling back in to get to the next chapter. as my youngest approaches midteens, i hope to be able to lose myself in a good crime novel again. til then, i have to limit myself to the few pages i can sneak in while looing (is that a verb over there?).