Has anyone ever taken a break from fiction and solely focused on nonfiction?
I'm just getting so bored with fiction, which is a shame because I majored in literature, and just don't know where else to turn except to its oppsite. I am starting to care less about creativity and inspiration, and more about research and critical writing. Has this happened to anybody else though? Am I alone in this?
Luckily, I have a very young non-fiction collection, and it is full of some really interesting topics and titles.
Thoughts?
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I constantly alternate between fiction and nonfiction. I get burnt out if I don’t.Â
Yeah, I gotta switch it up from time to time. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, it’s all good stuff.
you’re definitely not alone, it’s pretty common to swing between fiction and nonfiction. diving into research and critical writing can really refresh your perspective, so good luck with it!
I prefer non-fiction, but I consciously add fiction to the mix because I feel like it gives more more culture.
With the exception of reading project Hail Mary earlier this year, I haven’t read any novels in years. I just find reality more interesting than fiction. I say take your nonfiction break. It’s okay if it lasts forever
Yes! I got tired of fiction and spent a year or two reading exclusively nonfiction. It wasn’t really deliberate, it’s just that every book I picked for a long time happened to be NF. But the break was good and I’m back to enjoying novels. (I’m also finding that reading older novels is helping me not get burned out; trends in publishing can make a lot of newer novels feel samey when you read a lot of them all at once, even when they’re entertaining and well-written.)
I tend to prefer a variety pack sort of approach, with a steady diet of urban fantasy because that’s my favorite. That said, I just finished All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, which is basically a memoir by a veterinarian in his early days in the 1930s English countryside, which has this lovely slice of life vibe to it.
I actually mostly read non-fiction, and when I need breaks I read fiction.Â
I love listening to nonfic and reading fiction, always got both on the go.
I usually have some nonfiction I’m reading alongside the fiction and I switch back and forth. But sometimes I find I can’t settle on any novels, they just aren’t what I want. Then I’ve learned to read just nonfiction for a while. I’ll start to crave fiction again at some point.