Since I first read it in junior high, I've been terribly fond of Moby Dick. My family finds this amusing, since the book is notoriously boring, and copies of it generally serve as doorstops or tools for spider killing.

I get a similar reaction from people when I tell them I'm a Hawthorne fan and adored The Scarlet Letter. It also puzzles most folks that I can read Hugo without batting a lash, but Dumas leaves me cold. ::Shrug:: What can I say? I'm strange. :-)