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Originally Posted by John_W
I never read fiction, I figured if I want a made up story, I'll just watch a movie and be done with it in two hours. PLus, I prefer to learn somthing, so non-fiction is it for me...
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Heheh. Talk about different drummers. Sounds like I float around a bit more than you do...
I enjoy reading non-fiction, but I often find when I get well into a book that I am reading one person's slant on a person or an event and I'm not necessarily getting an accurate, detached description. So I tend to be very careful and research non-fiction books before I jump in.
I read more fiction than non-fiction. The real world is staring me in the face every day, and I love a good book to keep it at bay for a while. Plus, I love science fiction, which by definition is not available in non-fiction, so there ya go.
And as far as movies...I love movies too. But the fact that a good book takes much longer than the running length of a movie is a plus for me, not a negative. Nothing better than immersing in a fictional world that isn't here and gone so fast! Love it. Example you say? There are many, but to pick one of my favorites...Asimov. Get into his universe and you have some wonderful story-telling to settle into for a very long time.
