What turns my pages?

Constantly blackening the tip of my nose with ink...novels, journal articles, textbooks (of course). I'm not the type to be picky-and-choosy about genres, which is something that I believe works to my advantage. Throughout the next 11 weeks, and hopefully far beyond that, I will try to use my wisdom of novels to help you become more familiar with the freedom of genres, great authors, etc.
Have you ever loved a novel, every aspect of it...characters, plot, climax and suspense? Have you ever been super excited to find out that those characters will be made into 'real people', where you'll finally be able to see 'so-and-so' or 'what's-his-face' in the exact replication of the person you can clearly see in your imagination? Paying the 10+ dollars, standing in line for 1+ hours to finally see that masterpiece of pages become a box office smash, only to leave with 100% disappointment and vowing to NEVER watch another movie created from a book. I've been there, done that, and quite frankly, bought the t-shirt.
Over the next 11 weeks, I will be blogging about a novel I've read in a particular genre, reviewing the book, discussing the author and giving my viewpoints about 'extras' that often accompany novels, especially in film.