Literary v. Commercial

I have read a whole lot of books.  I love to read but I never gave much thought to the different kinds of books other that fiction v. nonfiction and everything in between.  Usually when I pick a book, I go for the cute fun looking fiction books that will actually keep me entertain for a while whether it be two days or three weeks.  It's kind of weird know now that there are two different types of fiction books.  I can now look back and categorize the books that I have read into these categories.

Although I have read a lot of books, I tend read Commercial books more than I do Literary books.  Don't get me wrong, I love Literary books and have read plenty of them; there's just something about the Commercial books that draw me in more than the Literary books do.

It weird though because my favorite book of all time, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, leans more toward the Literary side on the Literary v. Commercial spectrum.  Personally, I think I would enjoy the Literary books more if I could just get into them before having to read them for school or watching the movie before reading the book.  Honestly, I would sometimes rather read the deep-filled meaning books more than the sugar coated Commercial books; they just aren't there when I need a good book.

If I were to choose between the two categories, I would pick the Literary books over Commercial books.  I love them both but I prefer the books that people actually have deep discussions about, books that use a wide variety of vocabulary, and books that have multiple meanings to them.  So its official. Literary wins while Commercial falls.