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disruptivelychill OP t1_j1oo723 wrote

Reply to comment by CMulgrove in Do you find yourself reading more non-fiction books and less fiction as you get older? by disruptivelychill

Great question (and advice). So let me think. I guess I fight it because I don't want to become one of those people that everything has to be functional. Also, as you said I want to nurture my imaginative side. It's also about language. I don't want to unlearn more creative/imaginative forms of language. (In part, i try to do this by reading poetry.) After a while my way of writing becomes too dry if I don't read fiction I'm afraid. I'm an academic and I relate to what you said, don't want to get stuck in this hyperlogical code I already engage with in my work on a daily basis. But your strategy seems promising.

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CMulgrove t1_j1p06ob wrote

Aah, that all makes sense. I wish you luck on your journey!

Have you ever read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell? If not, I wonder if you might enjoy it. It's definitely imaginative and well written. It's set in a world where magicians are academics and the book is riddled with "historical" footnotes. One of those fiction books that's pretending to be non-fiction.

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