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Old 10-Oct-2008, 05:19
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Default Re: Is fiction important?

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Originally Posted by titania7 View Post
It does depend on how capable the reader is of appreciating a book as to whether or not it is worthwhile
This would be an interesting angle.. Capability of the reader to appreciate literature. How will one reach this level ? When you start reading, do you start at this level of excellence to understand and appreciate the literature ? To me, you grow as a reader. Over the years, you develop these skills to appreciate good from the rest and that skills can not be developed overnight. Re-reading a book after a span of few years do give me a different perspective. Your knowledge , your reading habits, your thought processes change as you grow older. At each stage of your "reading career" , there is a level of understanding the fiction.
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