Currently learning Japanese from Rosetta stone, and so far, whenever a verb is
acting on something, I've always seen the particle を used - eg:

> 彼{かれ}は本{ほん} **を** 読{よ}んでいます。

Now the program has thrown に into the mix - eg:

> 彼{かれ}は奥{おく}さん **に** キスしています。

So my question: is the particle を only for inanimate objects? In the sentence
above, could I use を after 奥{おく}さん since she's the direct object of the
action, or is に the only answer because the direct object is an animate being?
Would I ever use に in the other sentence, like 彼{かれ}は本{ほん} **に** 読{よ}んでいます?

Or is this just one of those "That's just the way it is, just roll with it"
kind of quirks with the language?
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grammar particle-に particle-を
Use of the particle を/に indicating target of an action - animate vs inanimate?