Why Are We Drawn to Certain Types of Stories?

Our taste might seem superficial, but it often runs deeper than you think.

Leigh Victoria Fisher, MS
5 min readFeb 7, 2023

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Over the years of immersing myself deeper and deeper in the literary community, especially in the academic context, I’ve had to make peace with something. There are a lot of books out there that are objectively good, well-written pieces of literature, but I don’t…

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Leigh Victoria Fisher, MS

Brooklyn-based writer and poet. Designer in NYC. Drinks books and loves coffee. Has an MS from NYU in Integrated Design & Media. Working on an MFA in Fiction.