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Originally Posted by lumpynose
Have you been able to quantify/describe how your tastes have changed?.
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I have, to some extent. As I've gotten older I find myself bored by action scenes. I want drama. I want novels about people. That last part has always been true but I enjoyed action as well. Now I avoid books that might have too much action.
I also have no interest whatever in books about extraordinary people. I find myself more and more wanting books about ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. I think I learned this about myself while reading books by Nevil Shute, who, by the way, is one I forgot to mention as someone I read and reread and have for years. His "A Town Like Alice" and "The Pied Piper" and most especially "Trustee from the Toolroom" are among my favorite books.
Barry