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I have to agree with SirStuckey that one of the most important things is to at the very least start off with something that interests you even if it isn't particularly amazing writing. Personally, one of the quickest and easiest books I've ever read turned out to be one of my favorites. If you aren't easily offended (especially by sexism) its a pretty funny book called The Average American Male by Chad Kultgen, I think I finished it in 2 days and I wasn't plowing through it like I do some books.

I really enjoy fantasy and would highly recommend A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. It's the series that HBO based A Game of Thrones off of and I would say is significantly better than the show primarily because of the great combination of depth in detail with a great balance of action/dialogue. I started reading them years ago and this is probably my favorite series ever. I've read them all at least twice. I would also recommend The Name of the Wind and A Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. They are the first to books in a trilogy and the third isn't out yet. Not only are they very engaging but Rothfuss also does a lot of subtle and interesting things with how he writes (compared to most of the fantasy genre).

I would absolutely second reading A Brave New World and 1984, both would probably end up falling into my top five favorite books.

I've also read some Steinbeck and very much enjoyed it.

I've only read one book by Cormac McCarthy (The Road) and really liked it. I plan on reading more by him.

As for non-fiction it really depends on what you are into. For science people I have to recommend anything by Sagan as a must. Also if you are just trying to get into reading, stuff by A. J. Jacobs like A Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All are pretty interesting, funny, and not to difficult. If you like B-movies, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor is the autobiography of Bruce Campbell.

In high school I actually read a lot of mediocre adult fiction by some big authors like John Grisham, James Patterson, James Rollins, and Dan Brown. Not much real quality but are pretty entertaining and mostly play out like a movie so they may be a good place to start. I also found the concept to The Brethren by Crisham particularly hilarious.

On my list of stuff I haven't read but have pretty much only heard good things about: the Russian novelists other people have listed, American Gods, The Power of One, and stuff by Bret Easton Ellis.

I also have to note that I learned how to read off Calvin and Hobbes and the books of the strips are still worth checking out on occasion.

As for movies vs. books, I would say it really depends on your mood and how much time you have. I don't think picking one really means much. It's like if you had a cookie and a brownie, somebody could probably make a pretty convincing case why one is better than the other, but at the end of the day both kick a lot of ass.

Also Shogun, you only call an obese person fat and out of shape to make a joke or hurt his feelings, and you certainly don't start with the equivalent of saying, "Hey muffintop, be careful if you try to drop a few pounds because I'm not sure if Fukushima is fully repaired yet."