A little change in genres

Fiction is usually my genre. But recently I've been doing a little nonfiction reading with Quiet, The Tipping Point, and Forensics. Quiet and The Tipping Point are more persuasive pieces of writing, and Forensics was informative and more fact based.

I really enjoyed reading these books. Which sounds weird, because they don't have a climax or characters, but they do have something that fiction doesn't. 

The author is talking to YOU. And this is really cool because in fiction, the author is writing about another person, and the reader plays no part in the story. But in nonfiction, the author is specifically trying to persuade you, so they are deliberately trying to relate to you and make you understand.

In fiction, you are part of a third person party and aren't involved with the characters. The book doesn't call you to action or bring your attention to certain issues. Nonfiction is straight forward and is more interactive for the reader. It really pushes your thought process and causes some deep-thinking.

So I highly recommend taking a break from the fiction books we all love so dearly, and try something new: nonfiction.