I am so with you on this! Magic realism , fantasy, sci-fi... these are the only works that get a rise out of me too. And I do try others... no matter how well made, they just don't hit the spot.
It's like, I have enough reality you know? I don't need more of it. I think Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance killed "real life" fiction for me. It was just too much.
I am so with you on this! Magic realism , fantasy, sci-fi... these are the only works that get a rise out of me too. And I do try others... no matter how well made, they just don't hit the spot.
It's like, I have enough reality you know? I don't need more of it. I think Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance killed "real life" fiction for me. It was just too much.
Exactly - I don't know that author, but that's exactly how I feel about it.