Fiction | Importance of Reading Fiction

“A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.” - Barbara Kingsolver Whenever asked about a favorite read, people end up choosing one or the other fictional reads . The charm that Harry Porter holds in readers is insurmountable. Fiction  is nothing but the literature created from the imagination, though it may be based on a true story or situation. (1)  We have spent nearly half of our lives dwelling into the fictional world of fairytales to the tragi-comic world of Shakespeare. The importance of reading fiction can be found here: Reading fiction not only develops our imagination and creativity but also makes us empathetic towards people’s situations, making us more sensitive towards other’s pain.   That’s because when we read about a situation or feeling, it’s very nearly as if we’re feeling it ourselves. (2)     Also, it is discovered that reading fiction is the most effec...