@IlanaPelser
That's very encouraging - thank u :-)! I used to be an avid reader, like u, till I hit university. After that, reading became more of the required, rather than the entertaining kind ;-)! But I read many books before then, particularly the classics.
I've been re-reading some recently & just as youth is lost on the young, (or so they say ;-), so is great writing! While I remember thoroughly enjoying the books at the time, I failed to recognize just how amazing they really r :-)! Re-read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Oliver Twist recently, the former full of such entertaining, yet intelligent nonsense, the latter witty beyond measure, chock full of engaging characters, but also such pathos.