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Hahaha, I am pretty sure that my cause of death will be drowning in books :))
I have actually not read anything by them, so thank you so much, I must definitely try to look it up!

I love reading! It’s hard to find time lately but traveling is a great time for me to read. I love any and all of Jodi Picoult’s books and trying to make my way through her collection.

I love reading. Once In middle school I got in trouble in math class for reading, lol. Right now I'm in the middle of the book Art Of War& other classics of eastern philosophy. I also love to read books like warrior cats (middle school me talking), I love manga (Pokémon, crique du freak and others). There is a book about the last days of hitler im getting ready to read. I also love to write fan fic (I mean who doesn't? lol), I have quite a few walking dead ones, I have one about one direction (cringy I know, I was like 11. I'm 20 now). Im really really into philosophy and literature, my favorite book is How to kill a mockingbird.

The reason I chose art of war is because the words in that book can literally be applied to todays war tactics. Once you get to reading you realize that todays war tactics are somewhat based on that book.

“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
― Sun tzu, The Art of War

rescource use for above quote (https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1771.Sun_Tzu)

"every rose has its thorn, Just like every night has its dawn" -Poison

Pratchett! I totally smile every time I read your signature, @Chateau. I actually just finally read Good Omens... in like a day, lol.
I love lots of styles and authors, but anything that can surprise me into actually laughing out loud shoots to the top of the list. In similar-ish style to Pratchett, I think my favorite, if I had to pick one, would be Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's just so ridiculous! Tamora Pierce's stuff, Circle of Magic, Song of the Lioness, had a big impact on me as a kid, so that should get a mention too. I actually have a tattoo from those books as an homage to my love of literature and reading.
I write too, some fanfic but mostly original stuff.

@HorseAngel I'm suddenly deeply curious how he portrays Thor, because most interpretations I've seen aren't accurate at all!

I love to read, but I have two tiny bibliophiles dominating my reading time lately - so I'll share my favorite read-aloud stories for the two-and-under crowd. Other than the classics (Dr Seuss, Curious George, etc) we really love many picture books by Sally Lloyd-Jones - her prose is delightful and carries a slight accent of British humor; "Hats Off For Mr Pockles" is a good example of her work. We are also fans of David Lie's "Bat Books" - the rhymes are fun to read and his bat illustrations are adorable; pick up "Bats at the Library" if you want to check them out. Last but not least, our two most-loved board books are "The Pout-Pout Fish" by Deborah Diesen and "Little Blue Truck" by Alice Schertle. :)

I write and I read. I have 5 published books, a couple of poems and a long list of books to read.
But the following poem I wrote about a year after my house burned to the ground.
I chose it to show that hitting rock bottom isn't the end. When you have nothing, you can give up or go all out. When you go all out, good things can happen.

“I’ve got nothin’,” I said
as I looked out over the pile that
was my clothes, my house, my bed.

It broke my heart
to think of great-grandma’s
antique teacart.

“I’ve got nothin’,” I cried
when I found the body
of my cat who had died.

I see nothing but ash
as we throw the remains of
all my stuff in the trash.

The place still smelled of smoke
but as we cleaned
I realized I was not broke.

I had nothing that day,
but over the course of a year
life has found a way.

I was at the end of my rope
until the new house
filled me with hope.

ChateauAlbre? Did you see the Good Omens series on TV? I am a die hard David Tennant fan, which made it even BETTER!

Oh so much reading over here! Recently it has been all veterinary textbooks. My favorite author is Jane Austen. Hugh Steven King fan, trying to finish the Dark Tower series and really loved Sleeping Beauties that he cowrote with his son. For a little mystery, Ruth Ware, I found her books at Target lol. I also really fell in love with Jill Harkness' Discovery Of Witches series. Read the books and watched the show. As a kid my favorites were Anne of Green Gables and I would love to reread them.

I really enjoy reading but I haven't done much of it in the past few years. My all time favorite book is King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry (Its a horse book BTW). I don't have just one type of book that I read but the ones I do are usually science fiction, fantasy, and some YA novels (they have to have an original plot). Some books I think people should check out are Eragon by Christopher Paolini and Beauty by Robin McKinley. Beauty is a retelling of beauty and the beast and is probably a close second to being my favorite book. Eragon is really good, there is also a movie for it that is decent as well although not entirely true to the book.

Books are my passion. Do not disturb, reading is my mantra.

My tastes run to science fiction, fantasy, historical, etc. and my favourite authors include Sharon Kay Penman, Mary Stewart, Marion Bradley, Anne McCaffrey, Katherine Neville, JK Rowling, Philip K Dick, William Gibson, Issac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, JRR Tolkien, Stephen King, Raymond Fiest, Michael Moorcock, Orson Scott Card, Terry Pratchett

At the moment my favourite author is Robin Hobb (also known as Megan Lindholm). I discovered her when I came across a 1995 book called Assassin's Apprentice. It dealt with a character called FitzChivalry or more commonly known as Fitz, an illegitimate son of the Prince of The Six Duchies. Fitz has two ancestral magics, the 'skill', from the supposed royal blood and the 'wit', a despised beast magic. Fitz is trained to serve his king from behind the scenes as an assassin.

Fitz goes on to become the main protagonist in three trilogies and is part of a sprawling saga that is the Realm of the Elderlings.

I genuinely cried when I finished Assassin's Fate, the final book that wrapped up the entire series. Having spent over twenty years following the (mis)adventures of Fitz was one hell of a journey.

Books are my oldest and most steadfast friends.
Favorite authors include Jacqueline Carey, who is a world-class worldbuilder; Neil Gaiman, who makes the English language dance; Terry Pratchett, who was a master of puns and humor; and Charles DeLint, who skillfully weaves together European and Native American mythologies.
One can never have too many books, unless it's moving time.

I read ... I read everything ... I have always read everything lol. My mother in law got me a kindle because my bookshelves were taking over the house. I even read War and Peace, just to say I read War and Peace ... (dry by the way, but a classic)

I loved Pride and Prejudiced, Sense and Sensibility ... I am huge for the classics. I have read all the Twilights, because a student of mine challenged me too when I said I didn't like the concept. I enjoyed them, still don't like the concept ... to which we had a conversation about years later when she said she could see (with a little age) where my dislike would be. I have read all the Harry Potter books, I have read all of Rick Riordan books ... all of them. I have read almost every fantasy novel ever written (terry Pratchet, Terry Brooks (Magic Kingdom For Sale sold), Tad Williams, J. R. R. Tolkien (all of them not just the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings but all). I have read every book written by Walter Farley (oh yes people The Black Stallion), I have read every Piers Anthony Xanth novel (they started to get a little cheesy near the end but still good ... pillow trees... love it). Ive read Steven Erikson (anyone who loves Glen Cook's Black Company books neeeeeds to read Eriksons Malazan books) of course Glen Cook. I have read all Anne McCaffrey ( Pern as well as Killashandra, Get Off the Unicorn) as well as the ones her son wrote with her.

Then my taste goes to fun I've read Seth Grahame-Smith Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter and Unholy Night. I'm in the process of tracking down Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After. I have read all of George R. R. Martin (before they became popular and wish he would finish the series) as well as Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. I have also read W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear People series, Jean M. Auel Clan of the Cave Bear series. I own the complete works of William Shakespear, Edgar Allen Poe and HP Lovecraft as well as Dean Kootz and Steven King. With my Kindle app (my Kindle has been retired since my Mother in Law passed away for sentimental reasons now) that the list is huge, beyond huge. I have read the comments that others have made and have noticed that we all tend to read a little bit of the same stuff, so for me to pick out just one author, one book, one story ... is really really hard. Most of the books I have mentioned I have read more than three times (except War and Peace ... so dry).

But in all of this ... the one thing that has stuck with me ... is Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven. I live in Northern Alberta Canada, the Raven is very prominent here. He is the trickster, wise and cunning. I also have the pleasure of have a family that live on my property. My female here is a daughter of a Raven family that have lived at my parents since we moved here 30+ years ago. I have seen her move in with her mate and so far raise five successful clutches. Baby Ravens learning to fly is funny as heck. Ravens mate for life, if a mate is killed or died then the Mate will copy the fallen mate's call. Knowing this about Ravens, it brings a whole new perspective to the poem.

The Raven speaks to Poe, and I do believe that Poe was referring to himself in the Poem, Nevermore ... This speaks to the profound feeling of loss, to his grief and depression at the loss of his loved one, he will never be "happy" again, that he will always dwell with the loss of his beloved. I believe he knew that Lenore was ill and that he was going to loose her, she died two years after the writing of The Raven.

Edgar Allen Poe is one of my favorite writers ... he was edgy for his time, dark and mysterious. He did not gravitate to the light, but the darkness that is within us all and embraced it.

Okay way longer than I meant ...

Quoth the Raven "Nevermore."

No I've come across is, but not a huge fan of the Space fantasy ... not enough Unicorns and Dragons I guess lol. Anne McCaffrey is the only space fantasy writer I have read really.

@Corvus, you read Ricks books too? Yay! Which series did you like more? Do you have a favorite hero? Did you read the third Apollo book(the ending actually made me cry)!?

Oh wow that is a lot of books and so cool too! I totally Love the Apollo trials the most right now but I still hold a place for the first books that started it all(Percy Jackson and the Olympians)! Oh you haven't finished The Burning Maze yet? Ok so shouldn't say any more on that then, you will really like the fourth one if you like to see Apollo getting taken down a peg, again it's just so funny also two words for ya Weaponize Unicorns haha! I am waiting anxiously for the next book! The Kane series was really great too, I really like all the hieroglyphics and the weird spells they can do, my sister Loves anything Egyptian lol! I wish all I needed to do every day was read a good book or two but sadly life calls!

Just take half an hour... set a timer. Little escape is what we all need sometimes. Keeps us somewhat sane lol.

My middle girl was running a fever last night, so I actually got in some quiet reading time. Three hours to read 392 pages. :)) Got through a whole paperback for a change.

Just a reminder that this will close tonight at rollover

OH MY GOSH! I never win anything :D I’d like her to be a 3.25 Draft please!

Thank you for this fun list of reading material everyone!

Oh yeah of course :D