Thread: Do you need to "connect" to a story and/or characters?
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Old 02-11-2023, 05:26 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by icallaci View Post
This. And if I can learn something, whether it be facts about a subject I'm interested in, or about what makes a person (even if fictional) tick, or about how problems get solved, I'm all in. I have zero emotional involvement in fictional characters.
Those are two very different approaches to reading - intellectual and emotional. You and Diap seem to be enjoying books solely on an intellectual level, while I read fiction mainly for emotional involvement. I don't care whether I learn something from a fictional book or not. If I want to learn, I'll usually read nonfiction.
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