AnokataX
AnokataX t1_j1oyoav wrote
Reply to Do you find yourself reading more non-fiction books and less fiction as you get older? by disruptivelychill
I read more nonfiction as a teenager. Now, as an adult, I want to escape and live those fantasies I never can even more. Nonfiction, while still great, just doesn't grip me. I want to isolate myself from real life more, honestly.
AnokataX t1_j1oyk10 wrote
Nowadays, I pace back and forth in my room with the lights on. It's good exercise, and I can get engrossed and read for a long time.
As a child, I used to love reading in bed, but as a teen, I read that was bad because it conditioned you to stay up late (maybe that's why I always had trouble sleeping as a kid...), so I stopped, but if I didn't work and didn't need to wake at any specific time, I'd totally be doing that too.
Lastly, I used to like reading on a couch when I was younger, but nowadays, I'll read anywhere that has a seat in the cases where I'm not walking.
AnokataX t1_ivp9d1i wrote
I have random people add me because I post some reviews they liked I suppose. I'm also a Goodreads Librarian and may be in some other groups - I assume people see and add me out of curiosity.
AnokataX t1_iubt2b0 wrote
I don't feel any significant difference, and I've taken it for over a decade now. Stay alert of course, and try to stay near or walk near a safe group if possible (business-people, elderly, students, etc).
If it's late at night, keep a tight hold on your stuff, walk in lit areas, and check behind you and around you as you go on the buses/trains.
AnokataX t1_j1p09ly wrote
Reply to I fell in love and my interests in books changed drastically. by kingkontroverseP0si
I don't know if I have anything quite as striking. I have moved away from fantasy taste-wise, but that's more because all the battle shonen manga I read is fantasy, so for literature, I want something a smidge more grounded in real life, just with an actual story.
I did eventually read more romance, but it was far after my previous relationship, and I liked romance stories even during and before that, so there wasn't any shift. I guess the main one is children's novels - I tried rereading some as an adult, and I can't enjoy them as much anymore. Understandable of course.
I would probably be in a similar boat with others avoiding darker/gloomier stuff..but I've actually always been like that. So I suppose my tastes are mostly the same, just shifted a bit to older things over time.