Thanks for all those reading recommendations - reminded me of books I enjoyed and should re-read as well as many I never touched.
My alltime favourite is Isabel Allende 'House of Spirits' which I read so often I don't really need the book anymore. And I love it so much that I keep giving my book to others and then realise i can't stand being without it so I rebuy it
For some brainfood I re-read 'Brief History of Time' from Stephen Hawking but reason for that is that i still try to make sense of it