Anyone else super picky with what they read?
Anyone else super picky with what they read?
I'm always amazed to see how some of my friends are just able to read any book recommended to them with no hesitation at all; whereas with me, I need to research what kind of book it is, what ideas the book will be wrestling with, the author and their writing style. Like currently, I am struggling to give "Being and Time" by Martin Heidegger a try as I am more of a fan of Bertrand Russel and analytical philosophy which seems to be scientific in nature -- especially when compared to that of Heidegger, so I've heard. I feel that if I am spending my time reading something, that I should come away at the end of the book having learned something of value (to me, that's a pretty subjective statement). I think this is a good thing, as just about every book I've chosen to read has been an enlightening and somewhat euphoric experience that cannot be replaced. I wonder though, does anyone else relate?
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I'm not really picky with what I read. Problem is that my "to read" list is pretty long and is just getting longer so maybe I should be more picky.
That is pretty amazing -- do you continue reading a book you don't particularly like? It is hard for me to continue something that doesn't captivate me; especially with fiction. Are you more of a fiction or non-fiction reader? Or both?
I read mostly fiction with the occasional non-fiction. If I'm not feeling a book I'll usually finish it just for the sake of completion but it'll take me longer to read. There have been a couple that I've put down and never picked up again but it's fairly rare.