Now here is an issue I can contribute to... I enjoy reading. Stayed up plenty of nights doing so. I read anything I can get my hands on. Of course, like everyone, I too have my favourite genre. Dungeons&Dragons. Here I recommend George R.R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay. Of course, Tolkien... The Forgoten realms saga is great stuff. As for Don Quijote (or whatever the heck you write it), by all means. Ray Bradbury doesn"t imapct me much, but Isaac Asimov is good... Of course, in that genre, you HAVE to read Jules Verne...In his time, the stuff he was writting about was science fiction. Clockwork orange will make an impression on you... Nyhowz, bare in mind, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Read everything. I have read Bible, Mein Kampf (by Hitler), Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Adam Smith(yeah, yeah, I know).
And I vas never sorry about it. It is good to read. For the last thought, I would recommend The tribe of cave bear... That is at least what it"s called in Croatia. Jean M. Aluel.