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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. I think you are very much correct.
Tue Jan 10, 2023, 09:22 PM
Jan 2023

Many adults have trouble distinguishing between fiction and reality. I've observed this my entire adult life, and I'm now 74.

Here's a related observation. Years ago I realized that most of the time, some novel that everyone was reading was probably not worth my reading it. Because a lot of people only read one or two books a year, and so they'll read that one that's getting all the buzz. But because they read so little, they are really not very discerning about what a novel should be, nor are they at all critical of plot flaws.

I read A LOT. Last year I read 173 books (yeah, I keep count), about half of which are non fiction. The fiction half covers a very wide variety of genres. Between being old and reading a lot, I am not willing to stick with a book that isn't working for me.

Oh, and those who subscribe to conspiracy theory likewise cannot distinguish between fiction and reality.

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