# I cannot read (and enjoy) fiction **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-read-and-enjoy-fiction/320605 "2005-09-08T01:54:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-read-and-enjoy-fiction/320605/1 "2005-09-08T01:54:13Z")
I really like to read biographies, news, REAL stories, etc. but have absolutely zero interest in reading fictitious stories, regardless of the author. In fact, I can’t watch most (all!) TV shows for the same reason. But, if the situation is outlandish enough, like Star Trek, I can suspend my disbelief. I read “Mutiny on the Bounty” as a kid and loved it. If I’d thought it was fiction I wouldn’t have given a rats ass. Am I nuts, or what? ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-read-and-enjoy-fiction/320605/2 "2005-09-08T02:39:59Z")
Do you have little imagination? No offense intended, it’s just that I have a friend that is in a similar boat and she admits that she lacks creativity/imagination, although I think she underestimates herself… ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-read-and-enjoy-fiction/320605/3 "2005-09-08T03:01:36Z")
Same thread [ovar har](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333902).