For Fantasy/Sci-Fiction Lovers: What Makes You Reada Book?

[Rhondazvous]

I don't read much fiction lately. The last three scifi books I've read were Solaris, the Foundation trilogy and, if you want to count that, Dan Brown's Digital Fortress, lol.
For me it's the central idea that makes me pick up a book.
With Solaris, the whole philosophical premise of mankind being confronted with a superior, but unintelligibly alien intelligence was so compelling that I had to read it. Foundation as well, the idea that you'd have a Novel spanning milennia where someone predicts large scale social developments mathematically over the course of eons was just fascinating.
You can count Dan Brown as guilty pleasure. I read him as motivation for my own writing ambitions. Whenever I read a Dan Brown novel, I am intrigued by the scenario and immediately start planning how I would write one along the same lines,that is equally exciting but actually good literature and scientifically and philosophically superior.

Yes, I remember you told me you are interested in writing a thriller or steam punk novel. It's good to have an author who motivates you. There'll be times when you won't want to be in the same room with your manuscript. I support you fully and can't wait to see your stuff. Will it be in German?