Novels are my favorite books to read
I also like reading novels, which is any long form of narrative fiction, normally published in book form
Yep, I love how styles and genres can vary wildly in novels
One of my favorite novelists is Charles Dickens, who was considered to be literary genious by many critics
I love his books as well.
He actually had no formal schooling, but rose above that to write 15 novels and 100s of short stories
That's incredible! I didn't know that about him.
Yes, he spent his childhood working in a factory after his dad was inprisoned. 
Wow, I guess a lot of his experiences made their way into his novels.
Another novelist I like is Miguel de Cervante.  He wrote Don Quixote in 1605