When it comes to technical books, I agree with you. I have pored over more than one dreadfully boring technical/scientific book because I needed the informatio

When it comes to technical books, I agree with you. I have pored over more than one dreadfully boring technical/scientific book because I needed the information. When it comes to fiction, I cannot disagree more with your implied sentiment. The primary point of fiction is to entertain, and if I do not enjoy the book, then I am certainly not being entertained. Some books come with side effects. Some fiction books push an agenda or try to make a political point (1984 comes to mind), but then it is the author's task to both convince me their point is right and keep me sufficiently entertained to keep me reading. Also, some books are supposed to help expand your "cultural horizons" and can increase your vocabulary or introduce you to interesting ideas. But I find that a bad reason to read fiction. If entertaining fiction comes with a good side effect, then that is an added bonus. If it is the side effect itself that I am truly looking for then I am better off taking it in its concentrated form. If I want interesting new ideas, I will sit down with a book purely on the subject I am looking into. In short, it is little problem if nonfiction is boring, but fiction which is boring has failed its primary purpose entirely.