READING FICTION versus NONFICTION
by Christine Trzyna
by Christine Trzyna
I've been reading more non-fiction than fiction. But I do love fiction. I write less about fiction in this blog because I have focused on excerpting passages from books that I think illustrate interesting language, or information that is thought provoking, or which stood out when I was reading. For the purposes of the usually brief commentary in the blog - on line journal - format, I find it much more difficult to "star" a passage from fiction. I also feel it is difficult to illustrate through an excerpt or quote an important element of fiction, and that is the plot.
I often treat myself to reading an author who I've never read before, especially if a friend has referred me to a book or it appears on the library New Book Shelf or in the LA TIMES BOOK REVIEW. This year I have read a couple fiction stories that I have not commented upon but enjoyed for one reason or another. I recently read and enjoyed SAIL by James Patterson and Howard Rougan, C 2008 by James Patterson only, and put out by Little, Brown, and Company. NY. It falls into a category that I really enjoy SEA TALES.
