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Originally Posted by DNSB
And sometimes, it can surprise me how my tastes have changed over the years. Sometimes, I've found it enjoyable to visit that old friend, other times I have found myself marvelling at the difference between what I remembered the book as being and what I found in it this time around. |
Have you been able to quantify/describe how your tastes have changed?
Some time in my late teens or 20s I stopped being interested in books that had a plot but didn't make me sympathize with or care about the characters or main character. At the time I didn't understand what had happened but I'd transitioned from reading science fiction to fantasy and didn't realize why but no longer found science fiction engaging. Fantasy books are more likely to have good engaging characters while science fiction books are more likely to be about an idea. I'd also tried reading some mystery books after this change had occurred and always found them lacking interest. Mystery writers who do good character development are rare.