Books, like people can be favorites. Sometimes I read to learn; sometimes I just enjoy spending time with the author or characters. Reading on computer will never replace books because it lacks the tactile pleasure of the physical object especially of books 70 or more years old with thick silk-like pages and linen or leather covers.
I don't read books in which I don't like the characters, or the author's style: why voluntarily spend that much time with people I don't like? If I want to learn about dark underbellies and gritty realities I'll come to work.