Reading Fiction

I've just had a thought or possibly an epiphany (only a little one :))

I've always said I am someone who learns by doing, that learning from books just didn't, err, sink in. But thinking back to Uni, this wasn't entirely true.

In the weekend I bought the book my doctor reccomended I read. It's a help book, "The Feeling Good Handbook". But I find myself reluctant to read it.

And the thought I had is this, "The majority of the books I read are fiction, escapist fiction generally. So what if I've *learned*, at a deep level, that what I read in books is always fiction, always fantasy, should always be treated as an enjoyable story."

Two followup thoughts immediately came to mind:
1) This could explain to some degree my, err, uncomfortableness with online conversation especially as a dating aid. I'm reading aren't I.

2) This might have to be something I work though before I can get any help from this book.

Of course I could be right off base. Thoughts please.

I just had to pass this on

It arrived via email but I know many of you are readers (or even librarians)

So you need to check out "Overdue"

Warning: Please stop drinking any liquids and ensure unrestrained giggling will not alarm bystanders.