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Originally Posted by william z
I suppose it comes down to why people read. Personally I read for entertainment, at my age I no longer need to "learn" anything; if I wanted to do that I would read textbooks. I do not care if an author plays fast and loose with supposed "historical facts" as long as a book is a good read. I do, however, like fairly accurate description of the time period. Nor do I read science fiction to learn about science or want to nitpick about many of the scientific inaccuracies and impossibilities you find in science fiction.
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This.
True, I have perhaps not reached such a venerable age quite yet, but if I want to learn something, I'll read a non-fictional book. Fiction is for entertainment.