<p>Does anyone else find all fiction incredibly boring? I can read textbooks (Chem/Calc/etc) or even nonfiction for hours without getting bored. But fiction (and History too, I hate reading the American Pageant textbook) I have to force myself to sit down and read. Like I'm reading Crime and Punishment right now and I'm making myself do 30 pages a day or else it won't get done.</p>
<p>Wow. </p>
<p>In all fairness, the name The America Pageant doesn’t exactly scream interesting. </p>
<p>That’s odd though, considering the only possible way in which textbooks are more interesting than normal books is that they have pictures, unless you like the terse and utilitarian writing found in science textbooks.</p>
<p>Based on this, you would find Moby Dick to be a pleasurable read</p>
<p>I can’t quite identify with you on the fiction issue, but as for the American Pageant… I could not agree more :D</p>
<p>But American Pageant had some random but funny lines…lol.</p>
<p>(e.x.): “The physical growth of New York was correspondingly ■■■■■■■■”–along with a couple of other ones I don’t remember.</p>
<p>Very true! There’s a Facebook group with tons of them… it’s great.</p>
<p>okay maybe the Pageant was a bad example. but thats the general thing I’m talking about. I think science textbooks are interesting for some reason. maybe i like the feeling of understanding a concept. but i just cannot immerse myself in fiction for some reason. i guess i’m just crazy</p>
<p>I feel you OP. Textbooks form the majority of what I read. I now feel like a bland person.</p>
<p>lol what is Pageant? It has an excessively fancy title for a history textbook, especially compared to AMSCO, which we used for APUSH lol</p>
<p>My AP Calc book was seriously the most boring thing I’ve ever seen. I have no idea how anyone could learn math by reading :b</p>
<p>^ I do. It requires dedication.</p>
<p>I like factbooks more than textbooks.</p>
<p>I HATED American Pageant although I do agree with eastafrobeauty about the random funny lines :).</p>
<p>I enjoy fiction though. It’s an escape from my real life… honestly I’ve always wanted to be a wizard at Hogwarts lol.</p>
<p>Reading for a class sucks, reading for leisure is fun</p>
<p>OP I am exactly like you. The last time I read a book I didn’t enjoy was in 9th grade. Sparknotes has saved me. I went through 10th honors and AP Lang with good old Sparknotes. I love reading history and textbooks that interest me though.</p>
<p>I love fiction, especially fantasy. Im not a huge fan of science fiction, but I’m trying to get into it.</p>
<p>I love autobiographies as well.</p>
<p>I like fiction if it is of literary merit. Then I’m able to think about the symbols and motifs which are carefully-crafted to carry a message about the writer’s ideologies or purpose in writing said work.
Otherwise, I’ll pass on reading all together.</p>
<p>I once wrote a joking endorsement of Anna Karenina from the POV of a fictional person who couldn’t stand fiction before reading Tolstoy’s work. However, I didn’t know such people existed.</p>
<p>I tried to read crime and punishment but couldnt follow what they were talking about…</p>
<p>People who don’t like fiction just aren’t reading the right novels.</p>
<p>^^ lol Crime and Punishment. Many enjoyed it, but the 10 page long letter was the nail in the coffin for me. That’s the only thing I remember from the book, except for the general plot.</p>
<p>Try books with a clear diction. Despite the simplicity of the writing, I enjoyed One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, The Decameron, Old Man and the Sea, and most Kafka works. These should have almost the same clarity as a textbook but be far more interesting.</p>
<p>I hated the American Pageant, but I love fiction (when it’s good). Though, I don’t like fiction much when it’s assigned…</p>
<p>Maybe you should try looking for a fiction book that you like (and that’s not part of the required curriculum).</p>