When you tell someone that you like to read (as all writers should, and usually do), their first response is usually somewhere along the lines of, “Oh! What’s your favorite book?” Now, they mean well. We all mean well when we’re asking someone for their favorite of this thing or that. What we are really saying is, “I want to get to know you. Tell me more!” Or, in the case of books, “I’m interested in starting a new book and I’d like to get your opinion on what I should choose
