Ramble Day 16: What I like to Read & Write pt.2

The type of books I like reading:

I once took a questionnaire on what type of reader I am, and it turns out I’m a blue reader, which I’ll briefly explain, but I wish this short questionnaire would expand and reach more people.
I thought my result was very accurate and revealed to me things I was never able to categorize or really put into words. A blue reader, as described by the test, loves reading reflective books that revolve around human complexities.
A description I specifically I aligned with was: “They prefer literary works that gently unravel emotional and existential questions, leaving them feeling enriched and deeply connected.”
In general, I like books that stay with me because they teach me something or leave an idea with me about society, relationships, and, therefore, myself (as what makes up relationships and a society). And I like my books a little literary, meaning they reveal ideas, relationships, or whatever aspect artistically, preferably never directly. Some of my worst experiences with books include reading completely straightforward novels that lack all flair.

I also love reading books about real history through fictional characters, like in the style of Titanic, the movie. I don’t think I fully know my book preferences, so I’ll try to list what I do know as of now:

• Historical fiction: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa, Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani, The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah
• Psychological/literary fiction (for lack of better terms): Mrs.Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
• Exile Literature, Postcolonial literature: I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti, Half a Life by V.S. Naipaul
• And in general, I like character-driven novels that explore the character’s internal thoughts, conflicts, and relationships. Normal People by Sally Rooney would be a good example, I think.
• Poetry, but I like very specific poetry that I want to figure out before labeling it as one thing.