Changing Taste

 In a recent blog, I mentioned that I select different books to read than I used to.  

In the past, I always looked for action books, e.g. spy thrillers, serial killers, crime and legal, science fiction (but not fantasy).  Authors I enjoyed included Lee Childs, Clive Cussler,  John Grisham, James Patterson, etc.  I avoided books written by women because I was not interested in the details of everyone’s clothes, the name of their perfume, and lengthy descriptions of how their homes were decorated.  I also thought women authors were obsessed with sex.

Within the last year, I’ve read several books by Nora Roberts and have loved them.  Other female authors I’ve enjoyed are Sandra Brown, Debbie Macomber, and Lisa Wingate.  It seems I’m enjoying stories about families and relationships.  TV shows I watch are also changing.  I have watched every movie on the Hallmark Channel, and I’m pleased when a new release is broadcast.  I avoid action heroes, zombies, terror stories, and Halloween type programs.

So what caused this change?  I don’t have a clue.  Maybe my testosterone level is down.  Maybe as I age, relationships and love have become more important.

I still enjoy a Jack Reacher book and a Clive Cussler adventure and probably always will.  But my interests have definitely broadened.

I have to end this now.  A favorite Hallmark movie that I’ve watched before is about to begin..

Seasoned Man

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