What kinds of books do you read?

[fhdz]

Fiction, mostly.  I do throw in some non-fiction as well, but typically the selection process for those is driven by my fiction reading too.

[garbon]

About equal shares, although I haven't bought a new fiction book in a little bit. Been reading new non-fiction and re-reading fiction.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Mostly classic fiction and history books. Every now and then I'll read a science book or some modern fiction, but the first two are over 90% of my reading.

[Sheilbh]

Mostly fiction.  In large part because I'm studying English....

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Mostly fiction. I read a lot of Canadian authors, US, Brit.

[The Brain]

Almost exclusively non-fiction.

I don't avoid fiction. But I deny it my essence.

[FunkMonk]

Almost exclusively non-fiction. Occasionally I'll pick up a novel that may catch my eye or I find interesting and it's highly recommended.

[crazy canuck]

I switch between the two.  I usually have a couple books on the go although right now they are both non-fiction.

[dps]

Non-fiction mostly.  Used to be much more of an even mix, but I've gradually read proportionally less and less fiction over the last 20 years or so--not sure why exactly.

[Martinus]

I must say I am a bit apprehensive about reading non-fiction because (probably due to some obsessive side of my personality) I keep trying to remember what I am reading in the same way one would be when reading a textbook before an exam - I am just weird like that - which means I end up being unable to enjoy it. When reading fiction I instead treat it as an escapist leisure and it is much more fun that way.

Now having said that, I am reading one non-fiction book at the moment too.

[Malthus]

Hey Marti, I love the Stanislaw Lem quote.  Where did you see it?

[Camper]

Mostly non-fiction

[Siege]

The book threads always struck me as very history book heavy. So I wondered, what do Languishites read, and if the thread was representative? Me, I think I read non-fiction and fiction in about equal shares.

I read a lot of job-related military stuff. I wish I had more time for history. I'm trying to get a book about warfare in northern Italy during the renaissance. Very interesting period.

And there is always a sci-fi volume somewhere around my desk. I am adicted to the damn thing.

Reading right now: Stalk and Kill, by Adrian Gilbert. A very well researched volume about sniper tactics through out history. Amazing that there were already snipers with scoped rifle during the ACW.

[jimmy olsen]

Mostly history, science fiction and fantasy.

[garbon]

I read a lot of job-related military stuff. I wish I had more time for history. I'm trying to get a book about warfare in northern Italy during the renaissance. Very interesting period.

And there is always a sci-fi volume somewhere around my desk. I am adicted to the damn thing.

Reading right now: Stalk and Kill, by Adrian Gilbert. A very well researched volume about sniper tactics through out history. Amazing that there were already snipers with scoped rifle during the ACW.

Don't worry, we know you don't know how to read.