Has 20th century literature soiled your reading habits?

Absolutely not! I read probably 4 to 5 books a week. I work full time, too, so it's not like I lay around the house all day, reading and eating bonbons! There were a lot of books I hated from high school but some I loved too. I probably would never have read Macbeth on my own, but the Shakespeare influence has stuck with me most of my life and was the beginning of the realization of how many famous quotes and sayings are from that one man (whoever he really was!) My love of reading started young and I've never grown tired of it. Over the years I've given up my old personal requirement of having to finish any book I start. As I began to realize just how short life is, I now do not hesitate to close and toss aside a book if it doesn't seem to be doing it for me. More time for the really good ones! Let yourself go and read anything you like and develop a taste for. From trashy novels to non fiction treatises on chaos theory. Nothing like a well balanced diet! Good luck.