Reading for Fun

[kybearfuzz]

I think that one of the reasons that a lot of kids in high school didn't like having to read certain books is that they don't find them overly interesting. I remember reading "The Catcher in the Rye," "The Lord of the Flies," and "A Separate Peace" among many others. Some of them I enjoyed, others were blah. I usually enjoyed reading when I got to choose the book, even if limited to classics. I usually picked "Dracula," "Frankenstein," or "The Picture of Dorian Gray." "Dracula" was one that hangs in my brain because of the unusual structure of the book, being made mainly from newspaper articles, journal entries, and letters, so the perspective continually changes.

Lately, the books I've enjoyed reading have been easy and fun. When I was in junior high I read a book by Lois Duncan, the author who wrote "I Know What You Did Last Summer." Just before my last business trip to Boston, I downloaded a couple of her books to my iPad, "Gallows Hill" and "The Third Eye," dealing with reincarnation and psychic powers. They were quick reads, but I enjoyed them immensely.

I still have a few books of her to read, but I admit that I'm looking for others.

What have you read of late?