How to choose a book to read?

I’ve always felt that I should read more. I’ve been spending sooo many hours surfing the net for whatever, from perezhilton to bryanboy or the controversial blog that shook the Philippine blogging world by storm. If you’re from the Philippines you probably know what I’m talking about. Its like cyber crack, soo addictive.

The problem is I’m so clueless on what book to buy! I spend hours at Whitcoulls just to select the right book. Should I buy a book that’s recently been made into a movie? Is that a guarantee that the book is great? Usually I just buy all the books that Stephen King wrote. But I need variety! I was so frustrated that I just bought the last Harry Potter book instead, even if I’ve already read it. Hey its on a discount so why not.