In modern literature reading, the choice of social science literature, self-study literature, novels, and essays mainly involved reading difficulty, reading purpose, reading materials, and many other factors. Reading Difficulty The social science and self-study literature were usually more technical and the language difficulty was relatively high. It required the reader to have a certain background knowledge of the subject. These articles usually involved economics, politics, sociology, history, philosophy, and other fields. The readers needed to have a certain understanding of the basic concepts and terms in these fields. Therefore, the difficulty of reading these articles required the reader to have a certain degree of discipline. Literature works such as novels and essays were relatively easy to understand. The readers didn't need to have too much background knowledge. These works usually described the lives, emotions, and experiences of the characters. Through reading these works, readers could understand social and human nature information. 2 Reading Purpose The main purpose of reading social science and self-study articles was to obtain professional knowledge and skills. These articles usually involved some complex problems and phenomena that required the reader to learn and read to obtain answers. The main purpose of reading novels, essays, and other literary works was to obtain emotional and aesthetic experience. These works usually describe the life, emotions and experiences of the characters. Through reading, readers can understand the society, human nature and other aspects of information. At the same time, they can also obtain emotional and aesthetic experience through reading. 3 Reading Materials Social science and self-study articles usually involved some more complicated problems and phenomena that required readers to obtain answers through in-depth research and analysis. Therefore, the reading materials of these articles were usually authoritative, reliable, and required in-depth analysis and interpretation. Reading novels, essays, and other literary works usually involved some relatively relaxed topics and plots. Through reading, readers could obtain emotional and aesthetic experiences. Therefore, the reading materials of these articles were usually broad and flexible, and did not require too much in-depth analysis and interpretation.