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Since I’m a bit of a slow reader, I really wish I could read more, but it’s hard for me. In order for me to read something and actually comprehend it, I usually have to read stuff at the same speed as I’d be able to say it out loud. Plus reading tends to make my eyes tired rather quickly. So yeah, it sucks. But I do enjoy creative literature a lot. I am especially a fan of fantasy and sci-fi works. I was really into the Animorphs series when I was younger, although I never finished it (I think I was almost half way through it before dropping it). I liked the Everworld series (by the same author as Animorphs) much more as it was a bit more mature and actually finished after just 12 short novels. A little after that, I fell in love with the Ender’s Game series (despite some of Card’s personal views), especially Speaker for the Dead and Ender’s Shadow. I took a Fantasy/Sci-Fi Lit class as an elective in college (when I more recently went back to school, mostly through online classes) which I absolutely loved because it turned fantasy/sci-fi reading into course work and the instructor had us reading some GREAT stuff. I especially loved The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks and now I really want to read more of his Culture series when I’m able to. The short stories were also rather amazing. I’ve now begun to get into audio books. Again, as my reading speed is around that of spoken word anyway, I might as well have someone else read to me! I loved The Martian on audio book, although I made the mistake of watching the movie right after finishing the book so that created a lot of bias against the film. I used to really be into poetry in my late high school/early college days, but I’ve mostly lost interest in it now.