Do we not read?

He started as a Science Fiction writer, but I think he dropped it like a bad penny years ago...

is Dean Koontz Science Fiction, I mean does he write some? It seems to me there was a novel of technology, some sort of mystery novel.. I just wondered what his genre was.

I read historical fiction. I am glad someone else loves to read, I just wish more people would express it on here. Yes a book is easy to tote around, and really I enjoy reading because I go into different worlds every time I open a new book.

Oh I think it is a good idea to post them.

After I read this discussion I thought about going over to gather and talking about some of the author's I read there. I've got two Diana Palmer books on my wishlist at alibris to buy. I do agree though, if we talk about individual books we don't get much of a response but I still feel good about making a discussion about it on the off chance someone has read it, or someone wants to read it. I've had one person comment on a discussion I made about a specific book, and that interested them.

I just finished a book by Christopher Pike (now why does that name sound familiar? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Pike_(Star_Trek) ) called The Starlight Crystal. It was supposed to be for teens, but I found it pretty deep

I have been being the opposite. I've been reading so much that I've neglected here, something I really shouldn't do. I'm trying to make it more fun by starting discussions to do with books, so I won't want to go back and read... Not that mylot is boring in the least, but I have to treat it like a job so it's got it's hectic times.

Frank Herbert's masterpiece, Dune, is a book that is written in layers. For instance, the first time I read the book, I was reading it as I would have read any other book, so the main themes that stood out for me were the adventure and the plot. The next time I read the book, I was thinking to myself that I wanted to read more about how politics and religion intermarry. To my surprise, I found that the religious theme stood out more. Another time, I wanted to read more about ecology, and again, the ecological themes stood out. It's like every time you dive into a certain layer/mode of thinking with his book, the themes jump out far more strongly, and you realise upon reading the book for the second and third time that they weren't there. I called it layers because that was how Frank Herbert's son, Brian, described Dune. It's a book you can read with different layers or mental filters, and the themes will change depending on what you were looking for.

Oh okay I See so it's written in such a way that you must read it a few times over to get the whole gist of the book. It's written so that all themes of the book won't be ignored. That is very clever.

I used to like fantasy but not so much anymore. Now if I ever read any it's usually on a site I am also an author on, which is fictionpress. What intrigues me is what you mean by "layers", could you explain further? I like a good book that can be read over and over and over and over again.

I am not sure why I like to browse by genre, but I also browse by how old the book is. I like to read titles from the 1950's if not before. Of course I am not so picky to not try a book just because of the genre.

I love it. I'm always commenting on the historical inaccuracies though. Luckily, I keep that to myself! Have you read any Phillipa Gregory books? She's one of the top historical fiction writers now. I've read The Other Boleyn Girl and The Constant Princess and I have several others on my "to read" pile! It's great because there are so many aspects to these people's lives that we can only speculate on and she fills in the blanks with a wonderful imagination.

I have seen some books on alibris I believe it was that made me want to read it, it was of the Tudor era. I like Historical fiction, are you fond of that too? Biographies, well not my favorite but in school I did have a fondness of Michael J. Fox's autobiography.

I was reading a book by Sandra Brown called Rainwater. Set in 1934 it's historical inaccuracies almost made me cringe. I looked past them though, as she did have a way of making the book flow together despite the inaccuracies. She talked of electricity when it wasn't readily available to just anyone. The main characters in the book lived in a boardinghouse, and yet they had electricity and a telephone. I've thought of reading The Other Boleyn girl, I've not put it on my wishlist but have thought of doing so. I've heard of but obviously not read Phillipa Gregory, but after your description of her work I will have to consider putting it on a future wishlist.

I like to read fiction and so I don't really read anything about technology, if I do it's fictional though it may be based on truth or ideals. I could suggest books, Dean Koontz I think sometimes has books that are related to technology but are fictional in nature, I can atleast think of one I've seen though I can't remember the title.

Yes with today's technology people are finding themselves entertained more by phones and dvd players and t.v's and laptops but we can't say too much as we do enjoy sites that help us earn. I however would rather pick up a book then an e-reader, and am still just as entertained with a book as I am with a video game. I like to read books about the history of places, I used to pick up a few of those books at the library when I went. Now all the books we have are bought, so I don't worry about getting a book on the history of anywhere.

I know someone who offered to let me read one of the Twilight Novels but I said no, not at that time. I might though I hope it's.. well for a lack of a better word more realistic. While I used to enjoy Buffy, I guess out a vampire novel I'd like romance and real gore, not what Buffy was. Yes Comic Books are still reading, though we usually keep them for collection sakes. My husband and I have a few while my grandfather has a slew (and by slew I mean a shed and room full of them!)

You are right, our lives are busier and when we do have free time we'd rather spend it watching television or coming online (though coming to mylot isn't a bad thing at all) then reading. My husband likes Tom Clancy games and has some of his books, he's not read a lot of the one started on, so I though if I could find someone who has read it and could give some insight, he might want to read it more. We also have some non fiction cassette books.

I read cookbooks as well, or just look at recipes online. Never made any of the stuff I've looked at but once my husband and I get our own place I plan to start making a few of the things I've read. Like Tzaziki sauce, and I'd buy the Pita bread.. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a great author, well of Sherlock Holmes, not sure I've read anything else of his to be qutie honest. I've heard of Dostoevsky but not sure I've read any of theirs either, and Cormac McCarthy sounds familiar...