takisha s

I generally prefer to read fiction but occasionally venture to non-fiction, if it is a topic I find interesting. Most of the non-fiction titles either came from my husband or my best friend who have much more varied reading interests than I.
I love poetry and short fiction.
I love Shakespear.
I have a desire to read old classics but... more »

I generally prefer to read fiction but occasionally venture to non-fiction, if it is a topic I find interesting. Most of the non-fiction titles either came from my husband or my best friend who have much more varied reading interests than I.
I love poetry and short fiction.
I love Shakespear.
I have a desire to read old classics but they're so long I get intimidated.
I am by no means an expert on anything but I do recognize that I can be a bit snobbish in my fiction selections. I prefer not to read anything assigned to the "Urban Literature" category, as I find it ridiculous to develop a genre for bad writing (definitely not literature). When I have gone against this instinct, I've been burned.
I find it offensive to categorize books by the nationality or culture of the author, instead of the genre. One can be of a particular culture and write in any genre they please, ie. African American Literature. This category lumps all black writers together when the subjects can be very different and should be spread throughout the bookstore/library in the appropriate genre. « less