I tend to read more fiction. It engages me more for whatever reason.

I do try to read non-fiction too. I really appreciate well researched books. I’m not always in the mood for them.

I try not to force myself to read anything I’m not very interested in at the moment. If that means my fiction:non-fiction ratio is unbalanced, so be it. I don’t think about reading in terms like that anyway.

I just read what I feel like reading when I’m starting a new book.

I typically read nonfiction in the morning and fiction at night. When I get bored, I mix it up.

I find nonfiction more tolerant of interruptions, so I’ll read it in a break at work, or when someone else is being noisy in my household, or when I’m watching tv (during the ads). Which my English teacher would probably weep over, but whatever. I also like reading it in the evenings, it doesn’t have that “you just have to read one more page” thing so a lot of times I’ll read it just before bed. I think it pairs well with reading a fiction book at the same time, though. It’s a mood thing.

I lean toward historical fiction for that balance. However, I go with what my interest is also, depending on my moods. Do I need to feel grounded, non- fiction. Do I need to lighten up, fiction.

Easy. Read historical fiction. Covers all bases.

Easy.

I read fiction when I want to read fiction. I read non-fiction when I want to read non-fiction.

I read what I’m in the mood for. Sometimes that’s fiction, sometimes it’s non-fiction. This year I haven’t done much non-fiction but in past years I’ve read almost exclusively non-fiction. Idk…it all balances out in the end I suppose. Though I don’t really think you need to balance it, just read what you like.

I read a word from a fiction, then from a non-fiction.

To be honest, this is a question I really don’t understand. Why should anyone care?

People read non fiction stuff that isn’t textbooks/newspapers/scientific articles?

I am usually reading one fiction and one nonfiction at all times. One physical book and one on the kindle. Nonfiction books tend to take longer, so I read probably 2/3 fiction books.

I don’t. I almost exclusively enjoy reading fiction so that’s what I tend to stick to. And if anyone would try and give me shit for it then they wouldn’t be someone whose oppinion is worth listening to.

What an odd thing to worry about, respectfully. Are you reading for discipline or because you want to have fun/stimulate your mind? if forcing yourself to read non-fiction means you’re reading less or it feels like a chore, then read the books that excite you. In the future, your interests may shift and you could find yourself predominately reading non-fiction.

There’s a real disdain for non-fiction here, which I find really weird. There’s an anti-intellectual vibe and all fiction seems to get lumped into ‘boring intellectual textbooks’.

There are books out there like Lost City of Z and The Corner, which are incredible heartbreaking stories. They hit so much harder than fiction could ever dream about because their content is real. They make fiction look like a pale imitation of reality.

I typically read one fiction book, and one non fiction book at the same time. They appeal to me in different ways.