I still read a lot for pleasure. Mostly non-fiction.
I stopped reading fiction abruptly one day a couple of years ago. I still love reading, but I have to force myself to read any fictional novel. When I do force myself to, because the story sounds very interesting, I never regret it & always enjoy it. But when it comes time to choose more books, I’m back to only wanting to read non-fiction. No idea why.
The author of this rant seem upset that you, I, and Condi aren’t reading more fiction. And when you step back and realize how much of the “classic literature” of the 20th century pushes social policy, the classics don’t seem so classic.
Not all of the social cricitism comes from the Left, just much of it...
Ray Bradbury has had to tell the Left that they misunderstood his book. The Left also didn’t get Orwell’s 1984 or Animal Farm. They are criticisms of Stalinism and the Western Socialists who make excuses for the abuses. Truth be told they are classic warnings of the Red Menace but they never lumped together with other works as “Red Scare” hooey.
i used to read fiction but, after high school it just didn’t hold my attention anymore. non-fiction is all i read anymore.
Ditto here. I've got bookcases full of 'em. I just hope I live long enough to read them all.