Reading interests
Having inherited a love of books and reading from my parents, I thought it seemed logical to include a page devoted to favorite books and/or authors.  I mostly enjoy fiction for pleasure reading, but do occasionally dive into some non-fiction.  To be truthful, I have to be REALLY interested in the subject to wade through an entire book of non-fiction.  Any suggestions for good reading?   Then, let me know!!
John Steinbeck - just about anything by John will do.  Favorites would include Sweet Thursday, Cannery Row, Travels with Charley
Hermann Hesse - just about anything by Hermann will do, also.  Good novels for soul-searching and introspection - Demian, Siddhartha, and Narcissus and Goldmund.
Patricia Cornwell - yeah, I know, it isn't CLASSIC literature, but she writes a damned readable story. 
Stephen King - I like his earlier stuff more.  Parts of Pet Semetary, 'Salems' Lot, and The Shining had me wanting to keep a light on at night. 
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole - a collection (and interaction) of misfit, crazy characters set in New Orleans (an international capital of CRAZINESS) that will keep you smiling (or laughing) as you are reading. 
Our Town by Thornton Wilder - if I ever need a reminder of the wonders of life and love, all I need to do is take out my copy of this and reread the third act. 
Jerzy Kosinski - it's hard to describe his fiction, other than I have enjoyed the ones of his that I have read - Being There, Pinball, The Painted Bird.
Richard Bach - another author who writes good fiction that inspires one to do a little soul-searching.  Favorites would include Johnathan Livingston Seagull, One, and Illusions.
Leo Buscaglia - while most would consider Mr. Buscaglia's books to be "self-help" books, they offer great insights into emotions and personal growth.  Love, and Personhood (among others).
Richard Brautigan - books of "fantasy" that are unlike any other.  In Watermelon Sugar, The Hawkline Monster and Trout Fishing in America are several favorites.
John Cheever - his writing are also hard to describe, but are rich reading material.  The Stories of John Cheever and Bullet Park are a couple of his. 
Berekley Breathed - while they aren't books of fiction in the traditional sense, the "comic" books involving Bloom County (with Opus and Bill the Cat) are some of the funniest.
Matt Groening - more noted for his creation of "The Simpsons", Mr. Groening has done stuff called "Life in Hell" for ages - VERY twisted and cynical, but hysterical.
C.S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is one book of the set of The Chronicles of Narnia.  They are wonderful book(s) if read and taken at face value as children's stories of fantasy and magic.  They are even better if their religious symbolism is taken into account.
Same as my music list, this reading list is subject to additions at any time. 
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