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Originally Posted by copyrite
My parents both worked in the education field. As the youngest of four and the only reader they always loved pointing out the quiet kid in the corner reading.
Flash forward a heck o' a lot of years. The 92 year old ex-history teacher turned administrator says what he thinks (as most at that age do):
"Why do you waste so much time on fiction?"
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In my case, it's because I live fiction every day. I often want some quick reading without overly complicated plots, and books that are not 1000 pages long, and I like the story to be as far removed from my own life as possible.
So I often just read to entertain myself. It's the reason why I like (Forgotten Realms) fantasy. Is that stupendous literary writing? With an exception here or there, it's not, but it *is* entertaining, for me.