Halls of the Dark Muse

For some reason, I have a certain stigma about non-fiction works, it is just difficult for me to motivate myself to read non-fiction, even though I enjoy history (as most works of non-fiction I would own would more like then not be pertaining to something relating to history) and I have read works of non-fiction in the past which I have quite enjoyed, and found rather interesting, when it comes to thinking about beginning to read a non-fiction book, I always have a moment of repulsion at the thought, even if it is a book about a subject of interest to me, and that I got because I thought it sounded interesting.

There is this little part in my brain that in spite of experiences and evidence which supported otherwise presumes if it is non-fiction, then it will be dull and boring to read no matter the subject matter on which it is about.

I have this book, Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser which when I first picked it up sometime ago I just presumed it was HF because there is nothing on the cover that marks it as being Non-Fic. and it had incidentally been shelved with the works of general fiction. I have had this book sitting around on my shelf for a while and finally decided to read it, just as soon as I finish one of the other books I am reading.

I was quite looking forward to finally starting on this book which I had been wanting to read, when quite by chance I happened to discover that it is actually a work of Non-fic. and suddenly my ambition to read the book began to dwindle away, and a groan of disappointment started to emerge.

Now I am in a sort of struggle with myself, because when it comes to reading non-fic. I feel like I am quite lazy, and I shouldn't judge against the book for that, and it could still be perfectly interesting, as well as giving more accurate information about the subject then HF probably would, but the other part of me is like, ehh I can just read it some other time, it would be more fun and interesting to choose to read a novel next instead.

So a part of me wants to just stick the book on the back burner again, to get around to reading sometime eventually on the basis that it is non-fic. and another part of me thinks I should stick behind my conviction of reading it next regardless and give it a fair chance.