53 ... love reading.
One of my fun finds recently is Laurie R King's books, which are ABOUT Sherlock Holmes. They are really fun.
But I do like more modern mysteries than the classics. Was Agatha Christie even on the list? Sometimes I'd just prefer a fun read than slogging through 'literature'. And what if the authors were not really putting all those layers of hidden meaning in the text?!
That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed all of the stories within stories in the Dune and Tolkien series.
My most memorable book from high school was 'The Chrysalids' ... but that was a few years ago.
My favourite books for reading with my kids when they were growing up - Dennis Lee (Alligator Pie! and Ookpik) and Robert Munsch.