That is pretty amazing -- do you continue reading a book you don't particularly like? It is hard for me to continue something that doesn't captivate me; especially with fiction. Are you more of a fiction or non-fiction reader? Or both?

I can't even bring myself to do that -- I feel like it would be time wasted and get mad at myself for not having better and faster judgement lol. Better than me for at least giving it a try instead of researching and deciding based on that alone!

That is interesting, you don't find that world building further engulfs you in the setting; or is it that when world building is overdone? I see this complaint a lot with The Lord of the Rings, and agree that it can be overdone -- however I do feel that verbose world building done right can be extremely immersive. What do you think? Do you prefer simple settings and descriptions? We might differ on vocabulary usage, I find that learning new words in fiction can be a bit fun, though distracting, to your point; but I find overusing normal words can be a dull and banal experience. Do you like sprinkles of strange words in small dosages or do you prefer just normal words with as little honeyed words as possible?

I can agree with you there -- I am not a big fan of Peterson myself, even before becoming a fan of Destiny and Dawkins; but I do find myself more engaged when reading things I disagree with to strengthen my arguments and worldview. Have you ever had this experience?

I agree -- especially after a particularly good book, it can be hard to find something to follow up with!

I'm not a fan of fiction in general; but especially YA fiction; did you ever like YA fiction when you were younger, and have outgrown the genre or has it never really been your thing?

Ah I see, I sort of like reading things I disagree with; even in fiction. (I am extremely picky with fiction.) I find it more interesting to argue with characters in my head or in journals and sometimes they might poke holes in my belief system that I have to think about in order to patch it up -- if it can be. It seems to be more rewarding to read unlikable characters; do you agree?

Very true, but I figured it can't be that much more difficult than reading Robert Burton's compendium "The Anatomy of Melancholy." And that is true, I read that in the introduction of the copy I have, which is interesting. How do you feel about it? Apparently it is a very polarizing work.

I definitely had to read it again when I first saw it too; its a very weird but fantastic response that I'm going to start saying.

What a massive win; information should be free to consume.