I'm heavy into reading fiction, fantasy and horror books. Anything to get my mind off the every day problems for a little while. It's a great and relaxing way to escape for a few minutes a day and won't kill your budget. I often re-read a good book about 3 or 4 times, lol. But again, I'm a very fast reader and do it while traveling to and from work. Back when I was in school I was heavy into poetry, history, biographies and autobiographies. Wonderful reading but now I just want to read for fun :) I'd say a few of my definite favorites have been stephen king, dean koontz, anne rice, tolkien. You name it, I've read it. If I could recommend a couple to start out with, they would be the shining, IT and the stand, by s. king.