I tried reading books by J.R.R. Tolkien, I just could not get into his writing style. The last book I finished was Tina Fey's biography. I'm a light reader and I live by Mark Twain's "classics are books that everybody praises but no one reads."
Darryl from Utah... I am currently reading Understanding Exposure by Brian Peterson. Great read for a noob like me.
I read "the Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho and really enjoyed it. Also understand why it became such a good seller but I wonder what his other books are like.
american gods by neil gaiman. i havent actually started it, but i just finished foundation by isaac asimov and this book is next on the list.
Teetering above the edge of the rabbit hole with "The Gunslinger". Again. +/- 4,000 pages of Dark Tower goodness.