I feel like I can get my fix of fiction via TV and movies which is probably close to one hundred hours per month, perhaps more. More fiction is not what I need right now. I suspect most people&#x27;s media consumption follows mine.  Books are great for learning while TV&#x2F;movies are great for storytelling. Yes, I understand the benefits of the novel, but its value proposition for me from a time perspective is very poor, especially since the standard length of the novel is a lot of filler to meet commercial expectations (I&#x27;m not paying fifteen bucks for 120 pages!). Most fiction books I&#x27;ve read can easily be edited down to novella length and lose next to nothing of substance.<p>Conversely, My wife consumes nothing but fiction. I find that pretty sad honestly.