I love to read, always have, ALL the time, mornng, noon and night! I only ever actually buy reference books, my fiction addiction is well served by our local library.
I don`t really have a favourite book, although I remember as a child thinking Black Beauty was the greatest book ever and reading it over and over again, the film(s) never ever came close to making the same magic. In fact to this day if I have read a book before it is made into a film I am mostly always disappointed by it (the film).
I don`t have a favourite author either, though with some authors, like Patricia Cornwall for example, I only have to check I haven`t already read it before taking it home. My criteria is simple, give me a book with a good story, well written, in whatever genre it may be and I am (very) happy!