This surprised me because I have a similar attitude. The one exception is I do read some fiction, but even then it’s rarely by living authors. Inherently, con

This surprised me because I have a similar attitude. The one exception is I do read some fiction, but even then it’s rarely by living authors. Inherently, contemporary fiction has the same transient problem that the news does. So by and large I only read fiction by dead authors. If it’s still in print years / decades / centuries later (and people are still talking about it) there’s a much higher probability that it’s good (assuming it’s to my taste). Reading for pleasure is one of the great joys of life. It’s a far more intense multimedia experience than, say, watching a movie. My only real problem is that I have to use a timer to force me to stop.