Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Prefer Fiction or Nonfiction?

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week.

Today’s question is:

Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction?

We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in our Australasian Christian Writers Facebook Group.

Let’s chat!

Fiction. I read very few nonfiction besides devotionals and a few sports books. The bulk of the books I read are fiction

Your turn.

I look forward to reading your comments here or at the FB group. Remember all comments go into the monthly drawer for a gift voucher.

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  • Jenny Blake @ausjenny

    Jenny Blake (Ausjenny) is a cricket fanatic who loves reading although not reading as much as she use to. She loves to be able to help promote good Christian books and support authors. In her spare time she is enjoying the company of her two cats, enjoys jigsaws and watching cricket.

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Jenny Blake (Ausjenny) is a cricket fanatic who loves reading although not reading as much as she use to. She loves to be able to help promote good Christian books and support authors. In her spare time she is enjoying the company of her two cats, enjoys jigsaws and watching cricket.

6 replies on “Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Prefer Fiction or Nonfiction?”

  1. My brain is wired for stories and I’ve always struggled to read non-fiction, unless it’s written like a story (such as a memoir).

    At school, I didn’t learn a thing about history because I found it utterly boring. But, if we’d had those “Horrible History” books that my kids loved, I’ll bet I would have learned more. Or a teacher who told stories relating to history, or got us to dramatise historical events, or had us write our own fictional stories based on history? Now that would have been fun!

    1. I can understand that. I am a cricket fan and loved Steve Waughs diaries as they were written in diary form. I also liked a few others cos it was the player telling the story. But text books not as good. I had a few suggested on pain and the first was great as it was written so a person in pain would understand. But another I gave up cos the info was so involved and not for a lay person.

  2. In the past 35+ years I have only read nonfiction. I lost all interest in fiction in my early twenties and I have no idea why. It was then that I also stopped watching tv unless if it was a documentary I was viewing or a movie based on a true story. As a child I loved fiction. I read Enid Blyton’s books, one after the other. And then I’d reread them again and again. During my teens I read romance novels and thrillers.

    1. I had a time I stopped reading almost everything but then was given a book that reignited my interest. I am glad you can find some books you do enjoy

  3. Mostly I read fiction, but it really depends what I’m wanting. If there is a particular devotional or Christian living topic I want to know about then I’ll read the non-fiction. I can have multiple non-fiction books on the go at a time, but I only read one fiction book at a time.

  4. Hi Jenny, I read fiction and nonfiction for different reasons. My preference relates to why I want to read, rather than preferring one category or the other.

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