Conversation Questions: Books and Reading

• What is your favorite story?
• Who is your favorite author?
• Who is your favorite character?
• What is your favorite genre?
  • Action
  • Mystery
  • Suspence
  • Detective
  • Science Fiction
  • Children's books
  • War
  • Non-fiction
  • Travel books
  • Self-help books
  • History
  • Biography
  • Autobiography
  • Gothic
  • Classic Literature
  • Modern Literature
• What is the longest book you have ever read?
  • How long did it take you to read it?
• Have you ever belonged to a book club?
  • What books did you read?
• What is the funniest book you have ever read?
• The saddest?
  • The strangest?
• How many books have you read in your life?
• Is there a time in your life when you read all the time?
• How many hours do you spend reading in a week?
• Have you ever been to a book signing or met an author?
• Do you have any ideas for a story for you to write?
• Do you read books based on recommendations?
• What are some of the books that were recommended to you?
• Were you ever given a bad recommendation?
• Did it change your opinion of the person who recommended the book?
• What books have you recommended for other people?
• How often do you go to the library?
• How many books do you check out at a time?
• How do you choose the books you are going to read?
• How important is the cover of the book.
• Do you watch the movie that came from a book?
• Most people say the book is better than the movie. Is this true for you?
• Did you enjoy reading books in school?
• What was your favorite book growing up?
• Is there a book that you have read more than once?
  • What was the title?
  • How many times did you read it?
• Is there a book you just couldn't finish?
  • What was the title?
• What is your favorite time of day for reading?
• Where is your favorite place to read?
• Do you listen to music while you read?
• Do you often read book before go to bed?
• What factors are important to you when choosing a book to read?
  • Reviews?
  • A Recommendation from a friend?
  • The front cover?
• What was the last book that you read?
• What is your favorite book of all time?
• Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie? Which was better? Why?
• Who is the most famous writer from your country?
  • Have you read any of their books?
  • Do you think that they are overrated?
• What genre of book do you enjoy most?
• Have you ever tried to read a book in English?
• Do you think that it is more valuable to read a book than to watch television?
• Have you ever lent books to your friends and never got them back?
• Do you think that the internet and television will eventually make books obsolete?