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riderinthestorm

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33. +1. My fiction tolerance now only extends to historical fiction at best

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:09 PM

Nov 2012

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Somehow the tolerance for crap just evaporates and you want... more substance.

Real life is just too vivid anymore. Can't take bullshit and its easier to "smell" maybe?

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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 like Barbara Kingsolver's essays, too... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #2

Her novels are incredibly rich. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #6

I've read Pillars and try as I might (several time) could NOT wade far into Confederacy... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #7

I forgot Tom Robbins -- his middle stuff. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #15

I think Tom Robbins DryHump Nov 2012 #24

I think Cannery Row is perfection in a short novel. I love that book. byeya Nov 2012 #18

"Sweet Thursday" was his sequel to that... with the same characters and almost as good. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #29

That movie is one of my favorites... WCGreen Nov 2012 #38

I will thanks. Edward R Hamilton and Daedalus Books are both remainder companies and byeya Nov 2012 #11

Thanks, I'll definitely look into both of those... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #13

I love essays too :) arcane1 Nov 2012 #4

That happened to me too arcane1 Nov 2012 #3

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

It's got the longest (sub)title and the author the longest title EVAH!1 UTUSN Nov 2012 #26

Thanks; sounds interesting...but a bit heavy going Flaxbee Nov 2012 #42

I've always felt that way. Mr.Bill Nov 2012 #10

I also read literary criticism of the authors I like. I remember the 150th anniversary of Gogol's byeya Nov 2012 #12

Yup ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #19

That happens with me all the time. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #20

I do this ever few months DearHeart Nov 2012 #21

lol, for a second I thought you were reading about The Alamo, until I saw Oppenheimer's name Flaxbee Nov 2012 #22

Isn't that funny DryHump Nov 2012 #23

+1. My fiction tolerance now only extends to historical fiction at best riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #33

I read mostly non-fiction until I was 25. Then I started going through applegrove Nov 2012 #25

Why do you think that is? Busy? Preoccupied? Flaxbee Nov 2012 #40

I think I just need a break. I have other stuff on my mind and need to weed through applegrove Nov 2012 #41

I'll read various fiction and then turn to history or religion... cynatnite Nov 2012 #27

Trashy romance definitely has its place Flaxbee Nov 2012 #39

Yes! I used to read non-fiction exclusively. femmocrat Nov 2012 #28

It's interesting how reading patterns and interests can change so abruptly... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #37

Fictionalized history OxQQme Nov 2012 #30

I know many here really seem to have enjoyed Neal Stephenson.. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #36

I lost interest in reading and writing when my Mom passed away. We used to GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #31

I'm sorry. That must be hard. Anyone else you could share with? Flaxbee Nov 2012 #34

I have a friend who might. It's hard, tho. It was such a Mom and Daughter thing. GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #44

Reality is far stranger and more interesting than fiction kwassa Nov 2012 #32

True, though I really did enjoy escaping into a good story.... and probably still will at some point Flaxbee Nov 2012 #35

Same thing happened to me mokawanis Nov 2012 #43

I'm in my early 40s, too - Flaxbee Nov 2012 #45