Originally Posted by
WW243
This is not about what I am reading now, 1 novel and one autobiography, but about reading fiction in general. In another post I mentioned that it is difficult for me, not impossible, to read science fiction or historical fiction for the same reason: a surplus of explanation or description of the action taking place in the book. The other thing that hangs me up is when the narrator of a novel will use words to describe the thoughts or action of the characters which the characters themselves would not use. I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced this...or even if it makes any sense?