Life of db

Great article on the fictional and non-fictional divide. Ever since the beginning of time we’ve longed to classify every living thing, every material possession into some definable category. 

Often when you talk to somebody and the topic of literature (or music) comes up, the conversation will inevitably turn to questions about what type of books you read, or what genre of music makes your heart sing.

Jonathan Fields has a better way of classifying: 

Fiction, nonfiction…doesn’t really matter. When people ask what I write or read, I don’t have an answer. I read books that in some way leave me different than when I began.

You’ll most often find me reading a business book of one sort or another, but what is a business book? It’s most often an exploration into another field of study anyway! That’s why I chose business. There is no more interdisciplinary studying done than in the field of business.. But more importantly, every so often I read a fictional book that alters my perception, or influences my style of writing and I’m better off for it. 

Perhaps we should just classify in terms of “Awesome” or “Shitty” books.
Let me read the Awesome books, you can read the non/fictional ones.