ASD associated with not liking fiction?

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98% I read non-fiction. Every once in awhile there is a fiction book I really enjoy and get into. One problem I have identified for myself in reading fiction is that I do not get a mental image of characters. They are just vague blobs as far as a visual goes. If there is a description of the person in the narrative, then that fills in something, but my ability to conjure up a face is not good. Also, I do not get people's motives often, in real life or in fiction. So I often can't "fill in the gaps" about why people are doing what they are doing. Then, I can't keep the characters straight, who is who, how are they connected, why does it matter. If there are more than a couple of characters, forget it. So this gets in the way of enjoying a tale, even if I can appreciate the writing. All of this also applies to watching fictional movies.

98% I read non-fiction. Every once in awhile there is a fiction book I really enjoy and get into. One problem I have identified for myself in reading fiction is that I do not get a mental image of characters. They are just vague blobs as far as a visual goes. If there is a description of the person in the narrative, then that fills in something, but my ability to conjure up a face is not good. Also, I do not get people's motives often, in real life or in fiction. So I often can't "fill in the gaps" about why people are doing what they are doing. Then, I can't keep the characters straight, who is who, how are they connected, why does it matter. If there are more than a couple of characters, forget it. So this gets in the way of enjoying a tale, even if I can appreciate the writing. All of this also applies to watching fictional movies.