Sentences with phrase «n't read fiction»

Like, you know, sorry, Bryan, I haven't read your fiction.

And I can tell his non-fiction voice whereas I don't read his fiction.

People who haven't read my fiction sometimes assume it can't be any good, and that I'm only doing so well because I know how to market my books — so they think I'm cheating or I'm not a real writer (even though I've gotten over 600 reviews this year).

«I'm not going to read his book, because I don't read fiction,» Astorino said while attending a Columbus Day event on Sunday.

You are missing some great fiction by a lot of great writers if you aren't reading Fiction River.

Not exact matches

From what I have read, this is not a good defense, even for a science fiction movie.

And wouldn't knowledge of a range of words for different emotions naturally correlate with reading more nuanced fiction?

That alone is a pretty good reason to pick up a page turner, but it's not all the reading fiction can do for you, according to science.

Neither is geologist Liz Hajek, but she makes an exception for this book: «I don't generally gravitate toward fiction, but this collection of short stories, set in a variety of compelling places and time periods, is so creative and rich, it's been really fun to read.»

Researchers at the New School for Social Research in New York have determined that reading literary fiction — books that have literary merit and don't fit into a genre — enhances what scientists call «Theory of Mind (ToM), or an ability to understand the mental states of others.

When she isn't actively momming or blogging, she can usually be found reading, writing, or watching speculative fiction.

I just read about their history and can't believe anyone would fall for that crap... In fact if you took away the Racism, Child Molestation, Treason, Blasphemy, Archeological Fiction... It was just be Christanity LOL

She said that Jesus doesn't want people to dance, drink alcohol, smoke, play sports, watch movies, read fiction, eat meat, use spi / ces in their cooking, play board games or anything like that.

Authors often use an avatar in their fiction stories — it is not Jack that climbs the beanstalk, it is the author... and many times, it is the reader that years later «lives» the story as they read it.

When I started reading fiction years ago, I didn't do so because I was seeking anything, except, perhaps, the thrill of saying I'd finished The Brothers Karamazov.

You can either read the bible as literal or you can read it as fantasy fiction, you can't have it both ways.

I prefer to read fiction that is not obviously religious — or at least not orthodox.

At Yale, Warren carried on with writing poetry and fiction that is unfortunately largely not read these days because much of it is excellent.

Believe it or not, certain aspects of my theology have been radically changed by what I read in some books of fiction.

I'm not a big fan of popular fiction, and I certainly have no desire to read a soft - core por.n book that began life as «Twilight» fan fiction.

books i read The Sky Beneath My Feet by Lisa Samson:: I'm pretty hard to please when it comes to «Christian» fiction (as in: I don't really like it) but Lisa Samson is consistently my favourite in this much - maligned...

I think they ought to read more fiction and forget about uplift, but I'm not them.

The fiction from the 4,500 year old book isn't enough, read some NEW fiction.

The problem with religion is similar to the problem with fiction: thousands of novels are published in English each year, and without literary critics and judging panels for awards like the Booker Prize, we'd be floundering around without any idea as to what might be worth reading and what probably isn't.

It's not the best fiction I've ever read, but Young weaves together a compelling story, the first four chapters culminating with Mackenzie's decision to follow up on a mysterious note he finds in his mailbox, apparently left there by God.

When people expect to get history, science, doctrine, and ethics out of the Bible, but end up with nothing of the sort, or what they do get does not agree with science, history, or the doctrine of others, they either reject the whole thing as fiction, or they blindly believe and obey what they read, because they don't know what else to do with the text.

I'm a non-believer... (thank god)... but reading all these comments on this religious nonsense is amazing... I get it when third world illiterates regurgitate the scripture... but for the rest of humanity it's pure science fiction... can't beat it... it's a real money maker... let's take money and tax exemption out of the religious equation especially for the mega churches... and we'll see how long it lasts... anybody got a stop watch...

I just did not believe any of what I read or had read to me anymore than I believed any other book of fiction with so many metaphors, parables and supernatural BS.

I've read and been told so many versions of her life, I'm not sure what's fiction or folklore.

Probably way too true, and characters not based on nearly enough fiction as the disclaimer reads, but freaking awesome nonetheless.

I do not have the figures in front of me, but I expect that golfers buy more instruction books, chuckle at more golf whimsy, read more fiction about their sport and sympathize more fully with accounts of the agonies of their brethren of the links than any other athletes.

I visit justarsenal to read good texts related to arsenal, not fantasy fan fiction.

Some Girls reads like a swiftly - paced novel, but gets under your skin in a way fiction can't.

My kid, an avid reader, can not keep up with the kid whose mother fudges the reading log or checks out half of the Juvenile Fiction section on the day the program starts just to sabotage everyone.

Just because a child does not like to read fiction does not mean he / she isn't a reader.

I can barely read fiction and can't read poetry at all, for instance.

Don't try to make the reading time «educational», but choose a variety of classics, historical novels and contemporary fiction as it appeals to you all.

My college friend Meg, an experienced mom and author of The Rug Merchant (link provided for those who are looking to read quality fiction that is not about babies), emailed me to ask for tips on replicating this activity for her sister's shower.

Well its not because of anything you've written which if anyone's looking for a good fiction book Trum's writings make a humorous read.

«I don't think the stories of science fiction we read in childhood are ever going to happen,» says John Mather, a Nobel laureate who is now the senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, the $ 6.5 billion successor to the Hubble telescope that NASA plans to launch in 2018.

If your goal is to persuade and be believed about the truth of a particular point, then what would possess you to choose to work in a genre whose very name, fiction, explicitly warns the reader not to believe a word she reads?

«If I can't find my science fiction to read at night before I go to bed, I begin to get stressed out.»

For more insider info about Tron, read the extended version of this interview on Discover's Science Not Fiction blog.

Walt says he hadn't heard of the book, though as a science - fiction fan he's eager to read it.

In an interview with Nature magazine, Anglada - Escude recounted reading Stephen Baxter's 2015 science fiction novel Proxima which described in amazingly accurate detail the planet that Anglada - Escude and his team had just discovered but not yet announced.

Guiltless Pleasures: Dark chocolate, romantic comedies, reading young adult fiction, being at the beach, and walking in the woods with my family and our dog (not necessarily in that order).

I love to read and lately, it's like I just can't get enough of young adult fiction books!

The historical fiction that I read is typically set in Tudor England, but I am super excited about delving into All the Light We Can not See «s World War II France.

5» 10» size 20 single 40 years old woman, Auburn hair an brown eyes, great since of humor like to sing, love animals have 2 cat's, yard sales thrift stores, love to read fiction, an Dexter is my favorite tv show, i am a recovering addict so i don't do the party scene, 2 grown son's in college, want to...

It's not just a look at whether you both like long walks on the beach or reading romantic fiction.