Allison Symes's Blog - Posts Tagged "engaging"
Where I Want A Book To Take Me…
A lot depends on what I’m reading, naturally.
For fiction, I want to explore the writer’s created world and characters and be immersed in that for the duration of the book.
For non-fiction, I want to stretch my mind and learn. For both I want to be entertained while all of that is going on! No pressure then…
I am thankful that the days of non-fiction being the poor relation to fiction are over. No more boring books of lists and dull facts.
What we have are books that engage with the reader, making you want to find out more, actively encouraging further reading in the subject.
As for fiction, even the world is not your limit. I love the way fiction can take you to fantasy worlds, worlds that could exist out there somewhere, maybe, and the books that help us explore our world, right here and now and backwards and forwards in time.
Books have the potential to take you anywhere and that’s just how it should be.
For fiction, I want to explore the writer’s created world and characters and be immersed in that for the duration of the book.
For non-fiction, I want to stretch my mind and learn. For both I want to be entertained while all of that is going on! No pressure then…
I am thankful that the days of non-fiction being the poor relation to fiction are over. No more boring books of lists and dull facts.
What we have are books that engage with the reader, making you want to find out more, actively encouraging further reading in the subject.
As for fiction, even the world is not your limit. I love the way fiction can take you to fantasy worlds, worlds that could exist out there somewhere, maybe, and the books that help us explore our world, right here and now and backwards and forwards in time.
Books have the potential to take you anywhere and that’s just how it should be.
