Hass wrote back:
some of these have already been mentioned here before, but here are some good books i’ve read:
huckleberry finn
jitterbug perfume
captain correlli’s mandolin (don’t watch the movie!!)
hitchhiker’s guide
ender’s game
surely you’re joking mr feynman!
modoc
the spirit catches you and you fall down
it’s not about the bike
the count of monte cristo
-hass

Rhetick wrote back:
Since I try to only read “classic” literature, I am not a very good
person for fun books. Let’s see, though:
All five Hitchhiker’s Guide books
All Harry Potter books
Okay, I started this email two days ago and thought that I’d go home and
look in my book case for more help. Sadly, almost everything […]

Ali wrote back:
You know most of my favorite books but in case you don’t:
Mama Day (can’t remember who wrote it righth now)
A Prayer for Owen Meany (but you’ve read that)
The rest are on your list.
-ali

Wolfe wrote back:
* = I probably have a copy I could loan
Sci-Fi:
_Ender’s Game_: *
One of the classicly great books. Read it.
_Midworld_: *
Somehow enthralling look at generational survival and
adaptation on an alien world. Easy read.
_Orion_:
Easy read about time travel and one tool-of-a-man’s […]

Krista Wrote back:
I’m not sure if all of these are “fun” books, in the sense that they’re not necessarily uplifting. But they’re definitely very, very well-written and thought-provoking.
I’ll be curious to see your list. I’ve gone through a dry spell, too. Never before have I picked up so many books, read […]

Britta wrote back:
Here is my list of 10 books to read for entertainment’s sake. I had an amazing reaction to each one of these books. These are not the all time best books, but each was a great experience in its genre.
Damn Amazing Writing:
Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
Graphic Novel:
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga […]

Michael wrote back:
I really have favorite authors and not just favorite books. If you need to
know, “Yeah, but which book should I pick, since s/he wrote about a
hundred,” I’ve listed a suggestion.
Edward Abbey (Fool’s Progress)
Zora Neale Hurston (Their Eyes Were Watching God)
David Sedaris (new! Naked)
Willa Cather (My Antonia)
Vladimir Nabokov (Pnin)
Graham Greene (The Third Man)
E.B. […]

Bob wrote back:
Couple ones quick
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving (all of his stuff is ++)
Nobody’s Fool By Richard Russo
More if brain works…

Here is an email I sent to Hellfish …
I used to read a ton. Then not so much. Then some. Then not again. I’d like to start again. So as a favor to me, please reply with your top 10 favorite books to read for fun. “For fun” means you shouldn’t suggest a book […]