Nonfiction

[JacquelineDeane55]

It seems that the only kinds of books I read anymore are nonfiction.

I used to read a lot of fiction when I was a kid, yes, but then I kind of grew out of fairy tale stories. I mean, isn't 38 way too old to be believing in that stuff anymore?

I have a memory of being like, 9 at the library in Longview, WA, and I was relaxing in the children's section reading a fiction book called Reddy the Red Squirrel by Thorton W. Burgess (I was going through a phase where I was really crazy about squirrels and so I naturally chose to read that book). That book was so good I still remember it to this day. He is an underrated children's author in my opinion. I couldn't put his book down.

Something unusual about that library I remember is that they had bathtubs padded with carpet on the inside, and you could literally relax in the tubs and read their books while doing so! I even tried it and liked it! :O

On my desk right now by my computer I have three books about animals. Because I love animals. They are field guides. They tell me where different animals live. I guess they are science books?

Do you guys read any nonfiction?

 

[d taylor]

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Books on art, The Bible

 

[DragonFox91]

I agree. I feel like I 'grew out of' fiction too.

Anytime I try to read it I just start thinking 'it's not real.' Even adult fiction stuff just doesn't interest me anymore.

When I used to like fiction, I didn't like it when people would tell me 'it's not real.' It's like 'I know that, but I like it anways.' If someone likes fiction, I wouldn't act like they don't know it's not real

But even back when I was younger, I still liked nonfiction too. I liked learning about animals too, for example.

Now I mostly read theology stuff. I like learning about church history, God, & the Bible.

It's funny growing out of things even as an adult, isn't it? Those bathtubs sound fun!

 

[jacks]

I like both fiction and non-fiction. I think you can learn a lot from both. For instance I just finished reading Life of Pi and rereading The Brothers Karamazov. While both these books are fiction, I think you can learn more about human nature and society from them, then by reading many non-fiction psychology/sociology books. Also some fictions books do an excellent job of explaining historical events. It's all enjoyable.

BTW the bathtubs sound great!

 

[Sif]

I enjoy both fiction and non-fiction. Some non-fiction books I enjoy are histories (Roman history from the Republic through the Byzantine period; Medieval histories, Norse history; Asian/Far-Eastern histories), philosophy, everything from the Greeks and Romans (Stoics being my favorite), Eastern philosophies, what some call "The Enlightenment" philosophers (Rousseau, Hobbs, Locke, etc.). Books science especially if they focus on space exploration.