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What do you like to read? It is this question that always leaves us to ponder, what do I like to read? Finding a good book to read can get a little bit diffiicult! No worries, here you can learn about a few book genres and recommended books.

Do you like learning about one’s own experience? A biography will be your go to book. A nonfiction book is your type of read.

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

If you like story telling, preferably made up stories, fiction is your best bet.

Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, Kenneth H. Blanchard

Take a step into the future, better technology and science; imagine computerized machines that make life easier, better and more fun. If you enjoy these topics, science fiction is definitely for you.

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

Specials by Scott Westerfeld

Extras by Scott Westerfeld

Just like that, in less than a second I was memorized by her smile. It was then I knew she was the one I wanted to spend my eternity with. I loved her in my past lives and I would love her beyond heaven and hell. If you are memorized by a good love story, romance is the book for you.

Perfect chemistry by Simon Elkeles

Chain reactions by Simone Elkeles

Rules of attraction by Simone Elkeles

How about fiction with some realism? A story form beginning to end and everything in between. Oh yeah! We are talking novels.

Lord of the flies by William Golding

Hour Glass by Myra McEntire

If neither romance, nor science fiction are your thing, don’t worry! Enjoy an elevated climax with a plot twist book? Mystery is so you.

The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Godfather by Mario Puzo’s Mafia

Is reality too tedious for you? How about if you could travel somewhere different and see things that seem impossible here on earth? A good fantasy book is the route you should head.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The alchemist by Paulo Coelho

If you like deep meaning and intensity of words that leave you either full of emotion or make you feel the coldest of winters, poetry is a must read. 

Selected Poems by E.E. Cummings

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

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