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In reply to the discussion: All of a sudden, I'm not interested in reading fiction anymore. What the heck? [View all]kwassa
(23,340 posts)32. Reality is far stranger and more interesting than fiction
More complex, too. The things that people actually do and go through and experience are far beyond the imagination of fiction writers.
I haven't read fiction in a decade or so.
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All of a sudden, I'm not interested in reading fiction anymore. What the heck? [View all]
Flaxbee
Nov 2012
OP
Exactly the same with m e - No new fiction. Fortunately, there are excellent science books,
byeya
Nov 2012
#1
I've read Pillars and try as I might (several time) could NOT wade far into Confederacy...
Flaxbee
Nov 2012
#7
"Sweet Thursday" was his sequel to that... with the same characters and almost as good.
MiddleFingerMom
Nov 2012
#29
I will thanks. Edward R Hamilton and Daedalus Books are both remainder companies and
byeya
Nov 2012
#11
I haven't gotten there yet with movies, but the movie has to have something other than super heroes
Flaxbee
Nov 2012
#8
I also watch mostly documentaries, mostly on musical figures like Captain Beefheart and
byeya
Nov 2012
#16
Yip, at a certain age fiction got frivolous for me. Non-fiction is about as incredible
UTUSN
Nov 2012
#5
ooh! I love love loooove religious history. Haven't read a lot of it, but am fascinated by it,
Flaxbee
Nov 2012
#9
You may like reading about the Gnostic tradition in Christianity. Also, CG Jung wrote two books on
byeya
Nov 2012
#14
Thanks a lot - I'll have to do some research (and definitely bookmark this thread)
Flaxbee
Nov 2012
#17
I also read literary criticism of the authors I like. I remember the 150th anniversary of Gogol's
byeya
Nov 2012
#12
lol, for a second I thought you were reading about The Alamo, until I saw Oppenheimer's name
Flaxbee
Nov 2012
#22
+1. My fiction tolerance now only extends to historical fiction at best
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#33
I think I just need a break. I have other stuff on my mind and need to weed through
applegrove
Nov 2012
#41
I lost interest in reading and writing when my Mom passed away. We used to
GreenPartyVoter
Nov 2012
#31
I have a friend who might. It's hard, tho. It was such a Mom and Daughter thing.
GreenPartyVoter
Nov 2012
#44