oh man, i know exactly where you're coming from, op. i used to read voraciously as a kid, discovered fanfiction, went through a period of reading both fanfiction and books, then read fanfiction exclusively for 3 years of college because it was so easy to find and required very little thinking, which was great while i procrastinated the fuck out of coursework.

it's only been recently, once 1. i got a kindle, and 2. i really started to get into revamping my writing style & actively attempting to differentiate extraordinary literature from good literature that i started picking up fictional books again. i love fanfiction but i can only think of one or two pieces that fall into the category of sincerely inspiring, whereas running through the bibliographies of renown/classic authors actually makes me cry with how good they are.

that and i'm woefully aware of how uncultured i am in regards to the humanities, having spent four years cooped up in a lab--so bring on the philosophy and sociology. :D