
I've only ever really played Halo multiplayer, maybe seen a friend play a scene or two of a game, but I might like to read the books some time. I need to catch up on my own reading; Catching Fire, which is what I'm reading now, does that recap thing at the beginning as well.
I actually liked the Dostoyevsky we read in high school (Crime & Punishment), but I know what you mean, you have to read something fun for you instead of analyzing everything in a classic novel sometimes.