Fascinating! For much of my life I forced myself to finish every book I started - but then I realised I simply wasn't reading much any more. So now I abandon early and gleefully so if I'm not vibing with a book. But knowing me, I might well switch back soon. Lovely video, as always.
Decided to follow you because Howard Stern mentioned you on his show and really liked your channel. So I’m checking out your videos to see what you’re all about. Let’s see if you can keep my interest. If anything you should have a huge subscription boost.😊
It's always interesting hearing what others read and their thoughts. I'm completely opposite, it's difficult for me to get through fiction. I love biographies. Thanks for sharing!
@@adventuredenali Since I'm a filmmaker and have been interested in the making of motion pictures since I was young, most of the biographies I've read are of filmmakers. I don't know that I have a favorite. The ones that give me a new insight into the person are always fascinating. John Wayne, though a tough guy on screen, longed for the love of his mother. Frank Capra suffered tremendous loss, as a child he hated being poor, hated America, and sort of "fell into" filmmaking. David Lynch went to art school, was inspired to make pictures move. He inspired me to try TM. I think what is most intriguing, is learning what drives people to create.
Loved your thoughts on each book. Very insightful. I was fortunate to have watched the play: The curious incident of the dog in the night time. I watched it half way through reading the book. Not planning on doing that again as I didn’t finish the book then :). Though I did enjoy the play. Thanks you sharing. Looking forward to Part 2 ❤️
The fascinating thing about the "....Dog in the Nighttime" is that to the character in the book, it was a real mystery that he was solving! While to a 'normal' person, there was nothing, the character found his magic. We should all find the 'magic' in our daily lives! I know several people on the autism spectrum, and it is fascinating learning how they see the world. Love your channel! AZ is my home state and I miss it.
I think that’s such a great point. Also, hello from Arizona! It’s such a wonderful place, full of diversity of landscape. I often yearn to live somewhere else, but I think I too would miss it so.
@@adventuredenali no, I didn’t, thanks for reminding me. I mentioned on another of your videos the book “The Little Stranger” by Sara Waters. There is a movie…but read the book first. I really enjoyed it. I liked the movie too, but as you probably know, the book is always better.
I know a few of these would not be my type, but that is the individual fun of books. I am interested in that Catherine the Great book. One of my all time favorite classes from college was Russian History, an elective I took basically at random, but enjoyed. The last month or so I've been eyeing the textbook and considering a re-read, just for fun (Riasanovsky's book, if anyone is interested).
Thank you for the book recommendations! I haven’t read any of those titles but The Ghost in The House sounds good. I enjoy books (and movies) that wreck me. 😂
Have you ever read the Arabian Nights (Sir Richard Burton's translation) or the Grimm Brothers adult--not the Mother Goose--Fairy Tales? Both are ideal for short reading intervals, since you can quit at the end of every story. I was surprised to learn that you enjoyed Dracula; I like it so well that I've read it 4 times. Frankenstein is a book I haven't read yet, but it's on my list. Like you, I re-read many of my books.
I read Arabian Nights long again, and have often considered to read it again. Dracula is so great. I’m tempted to read it for my third time this year. And I do hope you read Frankenstein, it is incredible.
My favourite book of the year thus far has to be Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, I highly recommend it! edit: forgot to mention the best part, it's told through journal entries ;)
I enjoyed this! I don't tend to read fiction any more, but I loved your descriptions and recommendations. Maybe, like Mr Squirrel, you might expand to full reviews.
If you like fantasy, may I recommend the Kingkiller Chronicle series? The 3rd book is still in process. Author is Patrick Rothfuss. I'm currently reading a historical fiction called Aztec by Gary Jennings.
Because of a soft summer breeze, also because of left field are the reasons why I would like to recommend you read Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicom.. After all the idea struck me like a soft summer breeze coming from left field may be a little corner, but think I can get away with it. To,complete the journey I am organizing my thoughts using my Pilot 823 F you recommended to me. So, thank you.
Even though we have a different taste in books, I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts. Like you, I read non-fiction very slowly (unless it's essays or memoirs) and also I don't seem to retain as much as if I was reading a fictionalized story. I do hope you will make more videos like this:)
Thank you for this video. As an avid reader I am always looking for new books to read. I have read the “Peculiar Children” books but I appreciate the ideas for more to read. I tend to gravitate toward female authors strangely enough.
Here are some good books I've read this year: Despentes, Apocalypse Bébé Kavenna, Zed Lethem, The Arrest Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun Carey, The Tax Inspector I loved Quebert back when it came out in 2012.
I've started and failed Catherine the Great by Massie like five times. The first half is wonderful and I have no problem getting through it, but the second half... idk I eventually just stop reading it lol. Maybe one day.
I enjoy book reviews so was interested in this from the start. I just yesterday finished The Woman In The Window. Wondering if you’ve read it? The genre isn’t my usual but for some reason I chose to buy it. My two favorite reads in 2021 thus far are The Nightingale and The Last Flight. Both were books I chose due to book reviews on UA-cam. I’m not sure what my next choice will be. I need to get busy I guess. Thank you for sharing.
I finished “I Remember You” this week, and I did enjoy it. Took me a few weeks to get into it, but once I hit the halfway point, it became a lot harder to put it down. When the ghost is a child, and malevolent, it’s always just a little scarier. I suppose it goes against the natural idea most of us have that children innocent….a good example is the 1970s novel “Julia,” by Peter Straub. I don’t really care for Peter Straub, but “Julia” (which I think was his first novel) is very creepy, it’s about the ghost of a murdered 12 year old girl who in life was a sociopath. Unfortunately, I think it’s out of print.
Very interesting books. I will have to check “I Remember You”. Thinking about what you read, if I can make suggestions; if you don't already know the title; take a look at a classic of Mexican literature; "Pedro Páramo" written by Juan Rulfo. It's a surreal/magical-realism novel with many layers. I re-read it this year, I remembered that I liked the book a lot, and now I feel the need to recommend it to everyone (= From Brazilian literature, look for "The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas" by Machado de Assis, originally published in 1881; which as the title suggests, is a memoir written by a ghost. I'm pretty sure there's a "Penguin Classics" edition in English. Thanks for the video.
@@adventuredenali yes I do. I write quotes that I like. I get back to it often as some quotes are self help or self motivating ones. I also write down idioms that I like. I read in several languages.
Oh! I have to say I hope you like The Woman in Cabin 10 more than I did. My daughter really liked it and I thought it was so bad. I'd love to hear what you have to say about it when you're finished. Maybe it was just me, but it has put me off reading any other books by Ruth Ware.
@@adventuredenali Lucky for us, there are so many more books and authors to love. A suggestion, in case you're not familiar with her: The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg. She is an amazing author and her words are just poetic. I've just finished a re-read of this book so that I would have it fresh in my mind when I start (today!) reading book #2 which continues with these characters. I hope you'll give her a look.
Fantastic assortment although I'd be up-all-night if I read those genres. So far this year, some of the highlights from my reading list have been 'Me' by Elton John, 'Hill Women' by Cassie Chambers, and 'Red White & Royal Blue' by Casey McQuinton. Currently, I'm reading 'Promised Land' by Barack Obama. There were others so far this year but last year, during the pandemic, I read some pretty lengthy and difficult tomes. This year I'm purposely choosing shorter and lighter reads.
I agree about the Ruth Ware book, In a Dark Dark Wood. It performs a sneak attack upon the reader. I thought the bride was psychotic. The lengths she went to regarding her fiancé’s prior love interest. Who in their right mind does that?!?!
Ahh interesting. I fell out with books years ago as my eyesight declined, I couldn’t read my iPhone (e-books) and so that stopped. Then I never really got into any ‘real’ books after that. I’m so wrapped up in TV and social media I never take time to relax into a good book. Sometimes I think I have some form of ADHD that just keeps me buzzing. 🙏🏻😃
I was visiting with a lady I used to teach with many years ago. And she started raving about her iPad. Turns out she loves her Kindle and Nook apps: she can magnify the font to as large as she needs. And she can also buy audio books. Speaking personally, if I'm going to read on a device, I prefer e-ink. But devices like the Boox Nova 3 provide e-ink but offer tablet capabilities. I'm working through about 2000 pages of HP Lovecraft on that device right now!
Hi mem do u have read THE POWER writer Rhonda burn .it copy has sold 10 million. It is so popular among to all world. Plz read and feel love to God grace.
Feel the same about non-fiction... speaking of Iceland as a setting, I recommend the CASS NEARY series by Elizabeth Hand. Book 2 is set in Iceland. They are all great and I think you might like them.
The Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes story "Silver Blaze contains one of the most famous of all lines from the entire Holmes canon. That line is "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time". It's almost a cliché. Makes me wonder what the tie-in is with the book you read. I strongly disagree with murder mysteries being the same story over and over. I've read hundreds, and I seldom find two exactly alike. Maybe you're reading them for the wrong reason. Murder mysteries aren't about the murder, or the mystery. Or shouldn't be. Nor arer vampire stories about vampires, or Sf stories filled with aliens about aliens. All these stories are about how events affect people in many way. This should be obvious in stories such as Dracula and Frankenstein, since vampires do not exist, nor do cobbled together creatures brought back from the dead. Both Dracula and Frankenstein's monster are just stand-ins for people of a different type, and how such people affect the rest of us. So, too, are good murder mysteries, and Agatha Christie wrote some of the very best. Forget the mystery. A clever mystery, and inventive plot, great, but these are just the clothe hangers that hold human nature up to the mirror so we can see ourselves as we really are. As for nonfiction, I read it as fast as possible. Nonficttion is about fact, about learning, so I want to facts out of the book and inside my head as soon as possible. Fiction is about truth, about life, and I read it at the same speed the characters speak, which is about ten percent as fast as I read nonfiction. I'm the opposite on finishing books I start. I was that way when very young, but I decided life was far too short to spend time slogging through books I don't enjoy. How many wonderful books would I miss by forcing my way though bad books that I hate?
Different strokes for different folks. I prefer non-fiction and classics. I find real life far more intriguing than fictional tales. And murder mysteries or anything about real life serial killers.
Have you read “Devil in the White City?” Fantastic nonfiction about a serial killer and the Chicago Worlds Fair. I love how the author weaves the two stories together. I’m tempted to read another by him this year. I love a good nonfiction about a mystery and would love to hear your suggestions!
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I would love more videos on your reading ❤️ do you keep a reading journal ?
I’ve never considered a reading journal! What does that entail? And glad you enjoyed this! I’ve got another book video coming up soon!
Fascinating! For much of my life I forced myself to finish every book I started - but then I realised I simply wasn't reading much any more. So now I abandon early and gleefully so if I'm not vibing with a book. But knowing me, I might well switch back soon. Lovely video, as always.
Decided to follow you because Howard Stern mentioned you on his show and really liked your channel. So I’m checking out your videos to see what you’re all about. Let’s see if you can keep my interest. If anything you should have a huge subscription boost.😊
I keep coming over and over just to see yur smile. You're mesmerizing. I like pens too.
Great to be here👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thanks you for sharing this Alicia! I am an avid reader and I always enjoy to see what other people have read 📚📚📚
Thank you for being here! :D
Ruth Ware is an awesome writer. I started with her very first one and have kept up since then. I always look forward to her next!! Thanks for sharing!
Your videos are the most wholesome and soothing content every! Thank you so much Alicia 💕Will you continue doing vlogs? (I love them 🥰)
Thank you so much! I enjoy making the vlogs and will gladly continue them.
It's always interesting hearing what others read and their thoughts. I'm completely opposite, it's difficult for me to get through fiction. I love biographies. Thanks for sharing!
Do you have a favorite biography? It’s a genre I’m very unfamiliar with.
@@adventuredenali Since I'm a filmmaker and have been interested in the making of motion pictures since I was young, most of the biographies I've read are of filmmakers. I don't know that I have a favorite. The ones that give me a new insight into the person are always fascinating. John Wayne, though a tough guy on screen, longed for the love of his mother. Frank Capra suffered tremendous loss, as a child he hated being poor, hated America, and sort of "fell into" filmmaking. David Lynch went to art school, was inspired to make pictures move. He inspired me to try TM.
I think what is most intriguing, is learning what drives people to create.
Loved your thoughts on each book. Very insightful. I was fortunate to have watched the play: The curious incident of the dog in the night time. I watched it half way through reading the book. Not planning on doing that again as I didn’t finish the book then :). Though I did enjoy the play. Thanks you sharing. Looking forward to Part 2 ❤️
Oh it’s so cool though that you got to see the play! I would have loved to see how the characters were represented.
Helpful reveiws! I struggle finding books today and feel we have the same taste. Thank you!
Great! You’re welcome!
I found your book recommendations very relatable. Thank you for making this clip. I’ll be reading some of the books you’ve mentioned. 👍🏽🙏🏽
You’re very welcome!
This was awesome, more of that please 🙏
Will do!
The fascinating thing about the "....Dog in the Nighttime" is that to the character in the book, it was a real mystery that he was solving! While to a 'normal' person, there was nothing, the character found his magic. We should all find the 'magic' in our daily lives! I know several people on the autism spectrum, and it is fascinating learning how they see the world. Love your channel! AZ is my home state and I miss it.
I think that’s such a great point. Also, hello from Arizona! It’s such a wonderful place, full of diversity of landscape. I often yearn to live somewhere else, but I think I too would miss it so.
Thanks dear and i wish you all the best
I tend to read books I love over and over. Your hair looks great here. Will have to pick up “I Remember You”…..I love a good ghost story.
Did you manage to get a copy of I Remember You?
@@adventuredenali no, I didn’t, thanks for reminding me. I mentioned on another of your videos the book “The Little Stranger” by Sara Waters. There is a movie…but read the book first. I really enjoyed it. I liked the movie too, but as you probably know, the book is always better.
@@adventuredenali ordered the book yesterday…!
I know a few of these would not be my type, but that is the individual fun of books. I am interested in that Catherine the Great book. One of my all time favorite classes from college was Russian History, an elective I took basically at random, but enjoyed. The last month or so I've been eyeing the textbook and considering a re-read, just for fun (Riasanovsky's book, if anyone is interested).
Did you ever end up reading the Catherine book?
Thank you for the book recommendations! I haven’t read any of those titles but The Ghost in The House sounds good. I enjoy books (and movies) that wreck me. 😂
You’re welcome! I think you would enjoy that book. It really surprised me.
Have you ever read the Arabian Nights (Sir Richard Burton's translation) or the Grimm Brothers adult--not the Mother Goose--Fairy Tales? Both are ideal for short reading intervals, since you can quit at the end of every story. I was surprised to learn that you enjoyed Dracula; I like it so well that I've read it 4 times. Frankenstein is a book I haven't read yet, but it's on my list. Like you, I re-read many of my books.
I read Arabian Nights long again, and have often considered to read it again. Dracula is so great. I’m tempted to read it for my third time this year. And I do hope you read Frankenstein, it is incredible.
This was awesome thanks for sharing ♥️
You’re welcome!
Enjoyed your book review. I hope you do more of these in the future (with Fig appearing in the outro :D What a pleasant surprise! soooo cute 😍)
Thank you! Figgy has to make his little appearances here and there. :)
My favourite book of the year thus far has to be Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, I highly recommend it! edit: forgot to mention the best part, it's told through journal entries ;)
Ooh fun! :D
I enjoyed this! I don't tend to read fiction any more, but I loved your descriptions and recommendations. Maybe, like Mr Squirrel, you might expand to full reviews.
I would certainly give it a thought!
If you like fantasy, may I recommend the Kingkiller Chronicle series? The 3rd book is still in process. Author is Patrick Rothfuss. I'm currently reading a historical fiction called Aztec by Gary Jennings.
I do like fantasy! Thank you for the suggestion!
I just started reading A Little Life and omg 😭 so sad but so good. Thank you for the book recs!
Ooh I have not heard of that book yet!
You should definitely do more book related videos!
Thank you! I’ve got one coming up very soon!
I loved this! More Booktube videos!
I will do! Thank you so much for commenting and making a suggestion!
Because of a soft summer breeze, also because of left field are the reasons why I would like to recommend you read Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicom.. After all the idea struck me like a soft summer breeze coming from left field may be a little corner, but think I can get away with it. To,complete the journey I am organizing my thoughts using my Pilot 823 F you recommended to me. So, thank you.
I have heard of this book and will consider reading it! Thank you :)
Even though we have a different taste in books, I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts. Like you, I read non-fiction very slowly (unless it's essays or memoirs) and also I don't seem to retain as much as if I was reading a fictionalized story. I do hope you will make more videos like this:)
Thank you! I enjoyed making this video and look forward to making more. :)
Thank you for this video. As an avid reader I am always looking for new books to read. I have read the “Peculiar Children” books but I appreciate the ideas for more to read. I tend to gravitate toward female authors strangely enough.
You’re welcome!
Yes, please make more videos about reading:3
I have another book video coming up soon! :D
Books are always fun!
I think so too!
Here are some good books I've read this year:
Despentes, Apocalypse Bébé
Kavenna, Zed
Lethem, The Arrest
Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
Carey, The Tax Inspector
I loved Quebert back when it came out in 2012.
Thank you for sharing!
If haven’t read him already, author John Hart. The Last Child, Redemption Road or Iron House. All great suspense/crime stories
I love John Hart!
Did you know that Howard Stern, of the Howard Stern show, LOVES your videos and has talked about your channel multiple times.
I’ve heard this and am honored!
I've started and failed Catherine the Great by Massie like five times. The first half is wonderful and I have no problem getting through it, but the second half... idk I eventually just stop reading it lol. Maybe one day.
Haha yeah, I struggled with the latter half too. >.
Books are the truth of the world and our favourites shape us!
Oh great sentiment
Thank you for the book recommendations! If you like spooky ghost stories "Wild Fell" by Michael Rowe was a good and quick creepy read.
Ooh thank you for the suggestion!
Where did you score those cute overalls??
I found them in a thrift store!
Have you read "Where the Crawdads Sing?" by Delia Owens? It was a wonderful story!
Ooh, no I haven’t heard of it. Will look it up!
I so much enjoy your book recommendations and hopefully this was not your last video about your current read books :)
Thank you! I have a new book video coming out very soon! :D
I enjoy book reviews so was interested in this from the start. I just yesterday finished The Woman In The Window. Wondering if you’ve read it? The genre isn’t my usual but for some reason I chose to buy it. My two favorite reads in 2021 thus far are The Nightingale and The Last Flight. Both were books I chose due to book reviews on UA-cam. I’m not sure what my next choice will be. I need to get busy I guess. Thank you for sharing.
I haven’t read that book! I’ll look into it. :)
I finished “I Remember You” this week, and I did enjoy it. Took me a few weeks to get into it, but once I hit the halfway point, it became a lot harder to put it down. When the ghost is a child, and malevolent, it’s always just a little scarier. I suppose it goes against the natural idea most of us have that children innocent….a good example is the 1970s novel “Julia,” by Peter Straub. I don’t really care for Peter Straub, but “Julia” (which I think was his first novel) is very creepy, it’s about the ghost of a murdered 12 year old girl who in life was a sociopath. Unfortunately, I think it’s out of print.
Your talking about your books now. Welcome to book tube.
Haha! Thank you!
Very interesting books. I will have to check “I Remember You”.
Thinking about what you read, if I can make suggestions; if you don't already know the title; take a look at a classic of Mexican literature; "Pedro Páramo" written by Juan Rulfo. It's a surreal/magical-realism novel with many layers. I re-read it this year, I remembered that I liked the book a lot, and now I feel the need to recommend it to everyone (=
From Brazilian literature, look for "The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas" by Machado de Assis, originally published in 1881; which as the title suggests, is a memoir written by a ghost. I'm pretty sure there's a "Penguin Classics" edition in English.
Thanks for the video.
Do you keep a reading journal?
I’ve never considered to do that! Do you?
@@adventuredenali yes I do. I write quotes that I like. I get back to it often as some quotes are self help or self motivating ones. I also write down idioms that I like. I read in several languages.
Oh! I have to say I hope you like The Woman in Cabin 10 more than I did. My daughter really liked it and I thought it was so bad. I'd love to hear what you have to say about it when you're finished. Maybe it was just me, but it has put me off reading any other books by Ruth Ware.
Oh gosh, I’m in your boat! I got to chapter five and couldn’t bring myself to go on. It too put me off of Ruth Ware. >.
@@adventuredenali Lucky for us, there are so many more books and authors to love. A suggestion, in case you're not familiar with her: The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg. She is an amazing author and her words are just poetic. I've just finished a re-read of this book so that I would have it fresh in my mind when I start (today!) reading book #2 which continues with these characters. I hope you'll give her a look.
I love the Robert Massie biography of Catherine the Great
Have you read any other of his books?
Fantastic assortment although I'd be up-all-night if I read those genres. So far this year, some of the highlights from my reading list have been 'Me' by Elton John, 'Hill Women' by Cassie Chambers, and 'Red White & Royal Blue' by Casey McQuinton. Currently, I'm reading 'Promised Land' by Barack Obama. There were others so far this year but last year, during the pandemic, I read some pretty lengthy and difficult tomes. This year I'm purposely choosing shorter and lighter reads.
Sounds like some great reading! Do you have a favorite book for 2021?
@@adventuredenali for just the sheer fun of it, “Me,” by Elton John. I did the audiobook which Elton narrates himself. What a life!
@@marjoriedybec3450 oh how fun!
Interesting! I really enjoyed this video and I'm really curious now what your favourite books might be. :}
Of all time? Dracula, Frankenstein, maybe Jane Eyre and I Capture the Castle… and Hound of Baskervilles perhaps.
There are 3 more Peculiar books
I’ve read 4 and have the last 2 to read
Really enjoy them
Haha I don’t know how I missed that. Worth continuing? I felt the third book wrapped everything up nicely.
My recent favorite is “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles. I loved all the details in this fictional story set in Moscow.
Ooh that sounds intriguing! A Moscow setting appeals to me.
The Miss Peregrine series is actually 6 books.
Crazy, haha
I agree about the Ruth Ware book, In a Dark Dark Wood. It performs a sneak attack upon the reader. I thought the bride was psychotic. The lengths she went to regarding her fiancé’s prior love interest. Who in their right mind does that?!?!
Yeah seriously! Ok, I’m not the only one who feels the characters are a little out of touch, haha!
Charming!
Thank you!
YOU'RE SO PRETTY OMG
Ahh interesting. I fell out with books years ago as my eyesight declined, I couldn’t read my iPhone (e-books) and so that stopped. Then I never really got into any ‘real’ books after that. I’m so wrapped up in TV and social media I never take time to relax into a good book. Sometimes I think I have some form of ADHD that just keeps me buzzing. 🙏🏻😃
I was visiting with a lady I used to teach with many years ago. And she started raving about her iPad. Turns out she loves her Kindle and Nook apps: she can magnify the font to as large as she needs. And she can also buy audio books. Speaking personally, if I'm going to read on a device, I prefer e-ink. But devices like the Boox Nova 3 provide e-ink but offer tablet capabilities. I'm working through about 2000 pages of HP Lovecraft on that device right now!
@@WaskiSquirrel sounds good. I’ve not seen a modern e-ink. I’ve got the original Kindle so yeah it’s better than iPad for reading.
Currently rereading Stephen King "Bag of Bones" (a ghost story). Love it!
Of fun! I haven’t read a Stephen King in ages!
There are actually three more Peculiar books. I only have one left to read.
Ooh, is it worth it? I felt the story had a nice ending spot with just the three.
If you like horror give Sarah Waters' The Little Stranger a shot. Excellent!
Thank you for the recommendation!
✌️ 📖📘📚
Reading is dreaming with your eyes. Travel far and wide from where you are.
Indeed!
so cute ❤️️
Hi mem do u have read THE POWER writer Rhonda burn .it copy has sold 10 million. It is so popular among to all world. Plz read and feel love to God grace.
Feel the same about non-fiction... speaking of Iceland as a setting, I recommend the CASS NEARY series by Elizabeth Hand. Book 2 is set in Iceland. They are all great and I think you might like them.
Ooh great, I will look those up!
☕️😷🌍👍🇦🇺
The Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes story "Silver Blaze contains one of the most famous of all lines from the entire Holmes canon. That line is "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time". It's almost a cliché. Makes me wonder what the tie-in is with the book you read.
I strongly disagree with murder mysteries being the same story over and over. I've read hundreds, and I seldom find two exactly alike. Maybe you're reading them for the wrong reason. Murder mysteries aren't about the murder, or the mystery. Or shouldn't be.
Nor arer vampire stories about vampires, or Sf stories filled with aliens about aliens.
All these stories are about how events affect people in many way. This should be obvious in stories such as Dracula and Frankenstein, since vampires do not exist, nor do cobbled together creatures brought back from the dead. Both Dracula and Frankenstein's monster are just stand-ins for people of a different type, and how such people affect the rest of us.
So, too, are good murder mysteries, and Agatha Christie wrote some of the very best. Forget the mystery. A clever mystery, and inventive plot, great, but these are just the clothe hangers that hold human nature up to the mirror so we can see ourselves as we really are.
As for nonfiction, I read it as fast as possible. Nonficttion is about fact, about learning, so I want to facts out of the book and inside my head as soon as possible. Fiction is about truth, about life, and I read it at the same speed the characters speak, which is about ten percent as fast as I read nonfiction.
I'm the opposite on finishing books I start. I was that way when very young, but I decided life was far too short to spend time slogging through books I don't enjoy. How many wonderful books would I miss by forcing my way though bad books that I hate?
Different strokes for different folks. I prefer non-fiction and classics. I find real life far more intriguing than fictional tales. And murder mysteries or anything about real life serial killers.
Have you read “Devil in the White City?” Fantastic nonfiction about a serial killer and the Chicago Worlds Fair. I love how the author weaves the two stories together. I’m tempted to read another by him this year. I love a good nonfiction about a mystery and would love to hear your suggestions!
Got spell checked corny