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i like fiction the most
Most of the time when asked this question I would pick fiction books, but sometimes when I find the topics to be quite interesting than i pick non-fiction. I think it's all the matter of the subject.
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I'm reading something interesting now. It's called "What is the What", Dave Eggers. He mixes fact with fiction. It's about the "lost boys" of the Sudan, escaping the horrors of Africa in the 80's. This may be something you guys might like. It certainly reads like a novel, but the horrors the main character suffers are real.
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I too will pick fiction as my favorite reading material. The REASON I pick fiction, however, may surprise you. I personally feel that one rarely reaches a level of metaphor, deep thought and relateable knowledge through non-fiction but through fiction, one can get across very real subjects to people in a way that engages them and speaks to our inner selves, not what we perceive ourselves to be on the outside, but what we want to be on the inside...our real selves. This turns a lot of fiction into a direct line to what is real and true to many, whereas a lot of non-fiction I read seems like a bunch of hooey to me anyways and I do not relate to it. Personal stories tend to grab me more than research in many cases, but still not as good as a soaring metaphor for the inner psyche.
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Although fiction is often a bunch more enticing and typically interests me on the first page, a well prepared Non-Fiction book such as Die Trying: One Man's Quest to Conqeur the Seven Summits really engaged me. If it has some action and is not entirely facts and biographical, I can read it.
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The REASON I pick fiction, however, may surprise you. I personally feel that one rarely reaches a level of metaphor, deep thought and relateable knowledge through non-fiction but through fiction, one can get across very real subjects to people in a way that engages them and speaks to our inner selves, not what we perceive ourselves to be on the outside, but what we want to be on the inside...our real selves. This turns a lot of fiction into a direct line to what is real and true to many, whereas a lot of non-fiction I read seems like a bunch of hooey to me anyways and I do not relate to it. Personal stories tend to grab me more than research in many cases, but still not as good as a soaring metaphor for the inner psyche.
That's definately true. Nicely said
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I prefer non-fiction. I used to be an avid fiction reader, but too many lit classes at uni spoiled the fun . . . and I discovered the joys of non-fiction.
That being said, I am a huge Terry Pratchett fan . . .
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Re: Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction?
I like both of them. I personally think that fiction has the special facts that not much authors can do it. The authors have a good imagination, and skill,too. Nonfiction is kind of novel that is real in the life. I read Casabala, it's a good nonficton. And the fiction, I think " Gone with the wind", Am I right? Please share more, we can know more. Thank you!
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Re: Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction?
Well the only time I read a non-fiction book is if I need to do a bit of research for a project or essay, whereas I'll pick up a fiction book and read that whenever, so definitely fiction.
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Re: Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction?
My gut says fiction first, it was my first love when it came to books. However, as time has gone on, I've also learned to appreciate and enjoy non-fiction. This topic really got people going!
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Some non fiction can read like fiction. I just read, "The Glass Castle", Jeanette Walls, it's a memoir. It reads like a novel, I had to remind myself that the story was true. The story she has to tell is tragic, but Ms. Walls does not tell it with bitterness, she tells it with love and understanding. Another good one is, "The Silent Twins", Margorie Wallace, this one packs a punch! Again, non fiction, that reads like a page turning novel.
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