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5 Questions for Book Readers
Posted on 10/22/26 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 10/22/26 at 1:47 pm
Hi all,
I've loved reading since I was too young to remember learning to read. My mom describes me sitting by the front door with a stack of books waiting for my dad to get home from work. As soon as he would walk in the door I'd hold up a book and say "read".
So I thought I'd throw out some questions to this board since you seem to be like minded.
1. What are you reading now?
- I'm reading East of Eden since I want to read it before I watch the Netflix show.
- I'm also reading book 9 in a series called Wearing the Cape. It's a super hero series that's mind candy, kind of easy reading.
2. What was the first non kids book that you read?
- For me it was Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I was maybe 8 or 9 years old and we were in the mall at B Dalton. My mom is an avid reader too and she told me to go look somewhere besides the kids books section. That's what I came back with. I read it and was immediately hooked on the series. I read all 26 of the Tarzan books, all of the John Carter series, and all of the Carson of Venus series. Then Pellucidar, and some of his single novels.
3. What is your favorite young adult book?
- For me, it's Where the Red Fern Grows. I love dogs and I love that book. I've read it 7 or 8 times, and I cry every damn time.
4. What's your favorite book series?
- It's Lord of the Rings. I read them the first time in Middle School. I've read them 7 times now. I pick up something new every time.
5. What genre's interest you?
- Clearly it's fantasy and science fiction for me. But I have read a lot of horror and suspense as well. I even spent a couple of years reading most of Louie Lamarr Westerns.
Anyway, I'm curious to see what y'all answer.
I've loved reading since I was too young to remember learning to read. My mom describes me sitting by the front door with a stack of books waiting for my dad to get home from work. As soon as he would walk in the door I'd hold up a book and say "read".
So I thought I'd throw out some questions to this board since you seem to be like minded.
1. What are you reading now?
- I'm reading East of Eden since I want to read it before I watch the Netflix show.
- I'm also reading book 9 in a series called Wearing the Cape. It's a super hero series that's mind candy, kind of easy reading.
2. What was the first non kids book that you read?
- For me it was Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I was maybe 8 or 9 years old and we were in the mall at B Dalton. My mom is an avid reader too and she told me to go look somewhere besides the kids books section. That's what I came back with. I read it and was immediately hooked on the series. I read all 26 of the Tarzan books, all of the John Carter series, and all of the Carson of Venus series. Then Pellucidar, and some of his single novels.
3. What is your favorite young adult book?
- For me, it's Where the Red Fern Grows. I love dogs and I love that book. I've read it 7 or 8 times, and I cry every damn time.
4. What's your favorite book series?
- It's Lord of the Rings. I read them the first time in Middle School. I've read them 7 times now. I pick up something new every time.
5. What genre's interest you?
- Clearly it's fantasy and science fiction for me. But I have read a lot of horror and suspense as well. I even spent a couple of years reading most of Louie Lamarr Westerns.
Anyway, I'm curious to see what y'all answer.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 2:21 pm to TygerTyger
1. Cry Havoc (Jack Carr book) and Dreams of El Dorado(book about the American west)
2. Read the usual goosebumps and YA movie books but my first “grownup” book was a time to kill. That I first remember anyways and had an impact on me
3. I would say Ready Player One even though I read it in my 30s lol
4. The terminal list series have been the most fun but I would say the expanse
5. Sci Fi obviously but apocalyptic, thriller, and especially history. My dive into a history book usually wraps around a person or a deep dive into a particular event in a bigger event.
2. Read the usual goosebumps and YA movie books but my first “grownup” book was a time to kill. That I first remember anyways and had an impact on me
3. I would say Ready Player One even though I read it in my 30s lol
4. The terminal list series have been the most fun but I would say the expanse
5. Sci Fi obviously but apocalyptic, thriller, and especially history. My dive into a history book usually wraps around a person or a deep dive into a particular event in a bigger event.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 3:03 pm to TygerTyger
1. Iron Gold (red rising book 2)
2. Hard to say but probably Game of Thrones. Started reading them in 2011 after season 1 came out.
3. Maze Runner series. This and The Dark Tower are what got me back into reading. I read alot as a kid in middle school but didn’t start reading regularly again until my 20s. Now in my 30s I’ve reached “avid reader” levels.
4. 3 Body Problem. Read it a few years ago and it blew me away.
5. I pretty much have 3 genre rotations:
-sci fi/fantasy
-historical non fiction
-fiction/classic authors
I jump around a lot. The only genre that I’m not big on is thriller/mystery.
2. Hard to say but probably Game of Thrones. Started reading them in 2011 after season 1 came out.
3. Maze Runner series. This and The Dark Tower are what got me back into reading. I read alot as a kid in middle school but didn’t start reading regularly again until my 20s. Now in my 30s I’ve reached “avid reader” levels.
4. 3 Body Problem. Read it a few years ago and it blew me away.
5. I pretty much have 3 genre rotations:
-sci fi/fantasy
-historical non fiction
-fiction/classic authors
I jump around a lot. The only genre that I’m not big on is thriller/mystery.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 3:49 pm to LSUbacchus
I am a child of the 80's, graduated high school in 85. So Ready Player One is one of my all time favorites as well. I have read it three times so far. Almost time for another read. 
Posted on 10/22/26 at 3:57 pm to TygerTyger
1. Reading now:
2. First non-kids book
Back in my Junior High days in the 1950s, I was interested in fiction and nonfiction about World War II. I'm pretty sure I read Battle Cry, but not sure if it was my first.
3. Favorite young adult. I don't believe I've ever read anything in this genre.
4. Favorite book series:
Steven Leather's Spider Shepard series:
5. Genres of interest: Military, Roman Empire, True Crime
2. First non-kids book
Back in my Junior High days in the 1950s, I was interested in fiction and nonfiction about World War II. I'm pretty sure I read Battle Cry, but not sure if it was my first.
3. Favorite young adult. I don't believe I've ever read anything in this genre.
4. Favorite book series:
Steven Leather's Spider Shepard series:
5. Genres of interest: Military, Roman Empire, True Crime
Posted on 10/22/26 at 6:07 pm to TygerTyger
1. What are you reading now?
A re-read of Gorky Park. I really connect to Martin Cruz Smith's dark sense of humor. The whole Arkady Renko series is great.
2. What was the first non kids book that you read?
I honestly have no idea because I was reading "adult" stuff very young, because the books were just around. I dove into the deep end at a really young age. And missed a whole lot of context but loved the language and ideas. Maybe the Caine Mutiny for first adult book.
3. What is your favorite young adult book?
I'd have to go with the Narnia series.
4. What's your favorite book series?
Lord of the Rings.
Master and Commander series.
In a tie.
5. What genre's interest you?
Fiction that is very well written.
History.
Science Fiction.
Fantasy.
Westerns.
For me it's become more about the author than the genre.
A re-read of Gorky Park. I really connect to Martin Cruz Smith's dark sense of humor. The whole Arkady Renko series is great.
2. What was the first non kids book that you read?
I honestly have no idea because I was reading "adult" stuff very young, because the books were just around. I dove into the deep end at a really young age. And missed a whole lot of context but loved the language and ideas. Maybe the Caine Mutiny for first adult book.
3. What is your favorite young adult book?
I'd have to go with the Narnia series.
4. What's your favorite book series?
Lord of the Rings.
Master and Commander series.
In a tie.
5. What genre's interest you?
Fiction that is very well written.
History.
Science Fiction.
Fantasy.
Westerns.
For me it's become more about the author than the genre.
This post was edited on 10/22/26 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 10/22/26 at 6:23 pm to TygerTyger
1. The Cardinal of the Kremlin
2. Firestarter Stephen King
3. The Outsiders S.E. Hinton or The Hobbit, or one of the Narnia books.
4. Lord of the Rings or the Smiley Series (LeCarre) or the Conan books written by Robert E. Howard
5. spy, noir/crime fiction (Elmore Leonard and Jim Thompson), and fantasy.
2. Firestarter Stephen King
3. The Outsiders S.E. Hinton or The Hobbit, or one of the Narnia books.
4. Lord of the Rings or the Smiley Series (LeCarre) or the Conan books written by Robert E. Howard
5. spy, noir/crime fiction (Elmore Leonard and Jim Thompson), and fantasy.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 9:45 pm to rebelrouser
I love The Cardinal of the Kremlin. Great book.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 7:26 am to TygerTyger
1. The Munich Affair by James Patterson and David Ellis. Patterson isn't a regular read for me but I sometimes like to read something or someone different. So far it's meh.
2. It was a loooong time ago and I'm sure this isn't really the first non-kid book I read but it's the first one to come to mind - The Stand by Stephen King.
3. Where The Red Fern Grows.
4. Hard to pick a favorite series. Michael Sullivan's interconnecting series esp the Ryiria books. There's just too many good series to pick just one.
5. Genres- historical fiction esp dark ages through the Tudors. The sweet spot is probably the 11th through 16th centuries. Also WWII, some Victorian era or Dickens era. Fantasy. Biographies.
2. It was a loooong time ago and I'm sure this isn't really the first non-kid book I read but it's the first one to come to mind - The Stand by Stephen King.
3. Where The Red Fern Grows.
4. Hard to pick a favorite series. Michael Sullivan's interconnecting series esp the Ryiria books. There's just too many good series to pick just one.
5. Genres- historical fiction esp dark ages through the Tudors. The sweet spot is probably the 11th through 16th centuries. Also WWII, some Victorian era or Dickens era. Fantasy. Biographies.
This post was edited on 10/23/26 at 7:29 am
Posted on 10/23/26 at 7:55 am to Adajax
Holy crap! Reading The Stand as your first adult book would be quite the trip!
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:17 am to TygerTyger
I was probably 15 or 16. It had just come out in paperback, late 70s I suppose. It may not have been the first but it made an impression.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:35 am to Adajax
I went through a King phase in high school. I burned through Salem's Lot, The Stand, IT, Cujo, Christine, Night Shift, The Talisman, Different Seasons, The Tommyknockers, and The Shining in about a year.
The Stand and IT are my favorites.
The Stand and IT are my favorites.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 10:00 am to TygerTyger
quote:
1. What are you reading now?
Just finished Lonesome Dove. I started John Byrne's XMen Elsewhere Volume 1 graphic novel
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2. What was the first non kids book that you read?
I'm sure it was a required reading for school. Probably Slaughterhouse 5
quote:
3. What is your favorite young adult book?
I wasn't much of a reader as a kid/young adult. I started seriously reading in the 10th grade
quote:
4. What's your favorite book series?
Favorite Series: Dune (the Frank Herbert novels, not the abominations his son wrote)
Favorite book: A Confederacy of Dunces
quote:
5. What genre's interest you?
Fiction. Mainly Sci Fi and Fantasy. Though I do often read other types of fiction.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 11:16 am to boxcarbarney
Two books to add to my list:
Slaughterhouse 5
A Confederacy of Dunces
Slaughterhouse 5
A Confederacy of Dunces
Posted on 10/23/26 at 11:55 am to TygerTyger
quote:
Slaughterhouse 5
I haven't read it since high school, over thirty years ago. But I remember my mind being blown, not realizing that books could contain this kind of content.
quote:
A Confederacy of Dunces
I absolutely love this book. A lot of the characters remind me of my family. Like you could switch out my mom for Irene and my grandma for Santa, and the book would read almost the same. It may not hit as hard if you're not from the New Orleans area, but its still a great read. And its funny how liberals like Myrna were just as nuts back then as they are now.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 1:01 pm to TygerTyger
1) The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing by Thomas McGuane
2) Good question... I remember my librarian giving me the Hobbit in 3rd grade, which I know is kind of a kid's book. But I was a voracious reader, and she gave it to me as a "special" book. Other than that, probably some Tom Clancy novel, as my dad and I both read all of his books as they were released starting when I was in middle school.
3) That's a hard one, because I've read a ton of them (I used to teach English at the high school level and read a couple a week for years). Maybe Little Brother by Corey Doctorow. Or King Dork by Frank Portman.
4) Might have a little recency bias, but DCC is pretty up there at the moment.
5) I'm a fantasy/scifi nerd at heart, but then I got a Masters in English Literature, so I read a ton of "literary fiction." Steinbeck was the topic of my thesis, and I really like that era of American literature. I was also hugely into drug/counterculture writing (Denis Jonson, William Burroughs, Hunter S. Thompson, etc..). Currently, I mainly read either scifi/fantasy or outdoor/nature writing.
2) Good question... I remember my librarian giving me the Hobbit in 3rd grade, which I know is kind of a kid's book. But I was a voracious reader, and she gave it to me as a "special" book. Other than that, probably some Tom Clancy novel, as my dad and I both read all of his books as they were released starting when I was in middle school.
3) That's a hard one, because I've read a ton of them (I used to teach English at the high school level and read a couple a week for years). Maybe Little Brother by Corey Doctorow. Or King Dork by Frank Portman.
4) Might have a little recency bias, but DCC is pretty up there at the moment.
5) I'm a fantasy/scifi nerd at heart, but then I got a Masters in English Literature, so I read a ton of "literary fiction." Steinbeck was the topic of my thesis, and I really like that era of American literature. I was also hugely into drug/counterculture writing (Denis Jonson, William Burroughs, Hunter S. Thompson, etc..). Currently, I mainly read either scifi/fantasy or outdoor/nature writing.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 3:29 pm to TygerTyger
quote:
1. What are you reading now?
Witches of Cambridge - Alice Hoffman (of Practical Magic fame)
Dabbling in a little bit of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (reread) before the new book in the series comes out Tuesday.
quote:
2. What was the first non kids book that you read?
That's a tough one. My Mom loved a good Danielle Steel novella so maybe one of those? I do remember reading Full-Court Pressure: A Year in Kentucky Basketball by Rick Pitino and Dick Weiss when it came out (I was about 10-11). I also remember reading John Grisham books around the same time (Mom was also a fan).
quote:
3. What is your favorite young adult book?
The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike
quote:
4. What's your favorite book series?
Despite their incompleteness, I still love A Song of Ice and Fire as a book series. Pains me to say it.
As for completed series, The Celtic Blood Series from Melanie Karsak is a favorite. I also enjoy her Eagles and Crows series but I don't know if it'll ever be finished.
quote:
. What genre's interest you?
It pretty well runs the gambit and depends on my mood. Anything witchy/pagan or most fantasy series. But I also like historical fiction that is British based (think Alison Weir, Phillippa Gregory). Mystery and Crime can be ok. And I appreciate a well-done biography or autobiography (especially of sports figures).
Posted on 10/26/26 at 11:54 am to TygerTyger
1. Ghost Story by Peter Straub
2. Dirty Work by Larry Brown
3. Does The Hobbit count? I didn't start reading until my early 20s
4. First Law by Joe Abercrombie
5. For me it's more about the author but I like crime fiction,horror,fantasy,and old school stuff
2. Dirty Work by Larry Brown
3. Does The Hobbit count? I didn't start reading until my early 20s
4. First Law by Joe Abercrombie
5. For me it's more about the author but I like crime fiction,horror,fantasy,and old school stuff
Posted on 10/26/26 at 12:31 pm to Cregg
quote:Definitely.
3. Does The Hobbit count? I didn't start reading until my early 20s
quote:awesome series.
4. First Law by Joe Abercrombie
Posted on 10/26/26 at 8:59 pm to TygerTyger
quote:
1. What are you reading now?
High Rhulain (see question 4)
quote:
2. What was the first non kids book that you read?
Don’t really remember but i think Number the Stars or To Kill a Mockingbird
quote:
3. What is your favorite young adult book?
Outsiders
quote:
4. What's your favorite book series?
I haven’t read a lot of series per se. I am currently however re-reading the Redwall series i read as a kid, and i never read the last 2-3 of the series because they hadn’t been published yet.
I usually find writers i like and consume their work
quote:
5. What genre's interest you?
Fiction, horror, surrealism, memoirs
This post was edited on 10/26/26 at 9:33 pm
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