Rightly said @velimir. Every book, regardless of its genre, has a message to pass and it also takes you to places (abstract or physical) that you might never go otherwise. While it serves as a pastime to ward away boredom, it has proven to be much more than that. Finding out about other cultures, basking in the glory of innovation across borders, pushing your minds to the limits of your beliefs and taking up more flexible theories and possibilities; books have given me so much knowledge-induced power.

You cannot afford to go through your entire life in the dark, so know what type of information you are interested in or those that would be useful to you, and read until your brain capacity literally increases.