tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post4235163213205994169..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: Reading Widely (or Wildly)Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-64156743418912847802015-01-20T12:07:26.422-06:002015-01-20T12:07:26.422-06:00I agree about dull dry textbook style writing. I ...I agree about dull dry textbook style writing. I would rather a non-fiction be somewhat informally written with a clear story, understandable examples, or a style that is comfortable to read. Most of the books I've not been able to finish have been boring non-fiction. I don't think I've ever just given up on a fiction because I want to see how it ends.<br /><br />And I agree about wide reading. I'm the same way for the most part. I do like variety.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-7982793740809675332015-01-20T10:20:07.282-06:002015-01-20T10:20:07.282-06:00It depends on the nonfiction for me. If it feels ...It depends on the nonfiction for me. If it feels like reading a textbook, I put it away (maybe it's my LACK of college education).<br />Even "mainstream" fiction can be profound or teach you things.<br /><br />I try to read as widely as possible, just like I listen to as many types of music as possible. Exposing myself to as many different sources of knowledge and inspiration can only be beneficial.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-34678645591639276062015-01-20T10:07:41.427-06:002015-01-20T10:07:41.427-06:00I've only read a few modern romance novels. I...I've only read a few modern romance novels. It's not a genre that I particularly like to read, but you're right about the aspect of character study. I've actually enjoyed the experience of reading the romance that I've read, but it's kind of like eating sweets or junk food for me. <br /><br />I tend to lean toward non-fiction or literary fiction. Light escape is fun, but I also like substance and finishing a book feeling as though I've learned something or been enriched--you know, in an educational sort of way. Snobbish in a sense, but partly the fault of college education? Not that this is a bad thing either.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.com