I love to read, and rarely go anywhere without a book or two. In the course of my many years of reading, I have come across several good or very good books and writers. Here are a few.

Probably my favorite book that I have read so far is The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit and The Silmarillion are also very good books by the same author (I suggest reading them all unless you are under thirteen). The movie of the Fellowship of the Ring was originally disliked by me for its deviations from the book, but I know suggest watching it, since it is good. I highly recommend The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to those who haven’t read them, and The Silmarillion to those who like TLoTR and The Hobbit.

Another writer that I greatly enjoy is Isaac Asimov. Unfortunately, our library only has a relatively small amount of his stories. I have read his Foundation series, a number of his short stories, and some of his non–fiction books. I also enjoy reading Orson Scott Card’s books. Two other series that I like are the Space Trilogy and the Chronicles of Narnia, by C. S. Lewis.

I generally like most fiction, although I dislike reading historical fiction — not because it’s history, but because I then finish up asking what was true? Which part was fake? And being the lazy kid that I am, I just decide not to read historical fiction instead of reading it, and then researching the truth. One exception to this dislike is G. A. Henty. I enjoy his books, regardless of the fictitious aspects of them. Maybe because they are better written.  The other type of fiction that I dislike is  horror, since there inevitably is no plot, and I don’t see the point in reading something that is intended to scare you.