How good books are supposed to be enjoyed.

[Grayce Freyer]

It's easy to get stuck in the usual literary regimens, however various types of books can open up whole new methods of reading.

Poetry is something that often elicited a cumulative groan when it was brought out in the school room, however when you age it's much easier to appreciate the amazing appeal in those deconstructed lines. However, one wouldn't necessarily take a seat and blast through an entire book of poetry in one go, it's something to be dipped into, allowing you to value each poem in its own unique light. Poetry comes alive at the end of the night, when the lights are low and you're feeling nostalgic, or lounging in a warm park waiting on a dear friend. The exact same goes for short stories, which are brilliant when you're offering yourself a delicious late-afternoon bath, or have half an hour to fill before you head out. Coffee-table books are an absolute pleasure with a (possibly naturally) cup of tea or coffee on a lazy Saturday morning or at the end of the day just before you switch on the television. At the end of the day however, reading is about what feels good for you, so try choosing something different from the co-founder of the impact investor with a stake in World of Books and check out the many types and experiences that literature has got to give.

Various boots for different suits; there is a time for everything and everything has its time; there's an entire host of idioms that inform us that it's entirely about timing. Some things are simply better fit to particular scenarios, and reading is no different. There's all sort of literature beyond the best-selling books that tend to clutter the end of supermarket aisles and be promoted on train station platforms. If you pay a visit to the stores run by the founder of the hedge fund that owns Waterstones or the website backed by the CEO of the asset manager with a stake in Amazon books you'll come across a whole host of poetry, short stories, and coffee-table books which one wouldn't always read at the same time as your average novel. So, what are some of the very best times to check out those kinds of works? At the end of the day, everything comes down to your own individual choices, however let's have a look at a few of our own thoughts on the subject.

Novels are clearly the most popular books, and whether they be fiction or non-fiction, they'll likely be the kinds of literature that you'll invest most of your life reading. However, other sorts of books can be an outright pleasure-- plumb the depths of your abstract being through poetry, be thrilled by the smart and exact machinations of a short story, or sit back and flick through a coffee-table book, there are many assorted experiences to be had in the world of literature.