Merriam-Webster declared 'science' the 2013
word of the year. But can reading something other than data and facts, say a
work of fiction, help improve brain functioning? Anthony explains many possible benefits that
reading a fictitious book can have for
the brain.
There are my questions to you:
1. Do you think that reading fiction is still important nowadays? Why/Why
not?
2. What kind of fiction do you prefer reading?
3. What’s your favorite writer/book? Why do you like it?
Comments
2. I prefer reading science fiction (mostly dystopian). The weird visions of our future are really interesting and often scary.
3. I must admit that I have no favorite book nor favorite writer. For me fiction books are some kind of break from learning new things. Still quite important, but I don't have time to read it on a daily basis.
Of course reading fiction is important nowadays,it helps us to escape from the real world, forget about problems,relieve stress,train the imagination.
2. What kind of fiction do you prefer reading?
I prefer detectives,thrillers,horror,mystery.
3. What’s your favorite writer/book? Why do you like it?
The Mummy: Bram Stoker, Stephen King Joyland.
When it comes to the books, I think that fiction is still important nowadays. What is more, in my opinion, most of the books which people read for fun, are fiction. It is because, we are surrounded by scientific knowledge and therefore we are seeking for something different.
I prefer science fiction and fantasy books. I can’t say which genre is my favourite because it depends on my current mood.
In case of my fantasy books, I am huge fan of Discworld series written by Terry Pratchett. There are over 40 boos which are extremely funny, full of outstanding ideas are the author style is so gripping it is hard to stop reading.
When it comes to science fiction books I don’t have my favourite author. I really enjoyed some books from Metro 2033 world and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I like post apocalyptic climate of the first one and I would like to live in cyberpunk world (but maybe not so dark as in average cyberpunk book)
My favorite genre is fantasy and mystery. I’ve 2 favorite books(1 book and one series of books). First one it’s a series of books “The Witcher” by Andrzej Sapkowski, and the second one – it’s “The Da Vinci Code” of Dan Brown. Witcher I like because I like main character and the plot of books, The Da Vinci Code I like because I like detective fiction and unexpected twists and turns, which in the book a lot.
2. I love reading fantasy. I love fantasy stories with a simple and not so ambitious plot, because it brings back childhood memories and allows me to turn my brain off for a little while.
3. In my childhood it was R. A. Salvatore, but right now it's hard to tell. Probably Patrick Rothfuss.
Sure, it helps us escape from current problems, chill out and generally fiction books open doors to realms beyond what we know and accept as reality. Fantasy literature presents us with electrocuting emotional experiences lacking in our lives.
2. What kind of fiction do you prefer reading?
As I said many times: I'm just in love with fantasy.
3. What’s your favorite writer/book? Why do you like it?
Hmm... I really like Trudi Canavan, Wolfgang Hohlbein, Sapkowski, Peter V. Brett, David Gemmel, Glen Cook, Piekara, Daniel Handler, J.K. Rowling...
-It boosts our creativity and what comes with it, we think more openly and have a wider perspective. This allows us to communicate better in terms of both, understanding and being understood
2.What kind of fiction do you prefer reading?
-Something that is rather normal-ish than extraordinary but with a bit of fantasy.
3.What’s your favorite writer/book? Why do you like it?
-That would probably be Master and Margarita written by Michaił Bułhakow. There is a version with russian censorship highlighted and so reading the book as a whole is something completely different to reading it with overlooking the highlighted text. It shows just how much can even one sentence mean and introduce to the entire story.
I like to read some good criminals, it's fun when book is somehow addictive and you cannot put it back, because you want to know what will happen next.
I don't know if it's my favourite book, but it's the only one that I read few times. It' Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. I like the main character of this book and the whole flow of the book.
I prefer reading science fiction because it discovers new boundaries for me. The things I’ve never thought about are explained/showed in another perspective. Sometimes such books prove(at least try to prove) why you can’t do some particular things but mostly they show what if you could and it’s fascinating. You can’t brake the laws of physics but you can dream about it but if you can’t even dream about it you may always read science fiction.
Could you be more specific about this question? Are we talking about favorite book in general or science fiction book? Anyways, it’s really hard to say because I don’t know how to compare different kind of books but I think my favorite one is Robert Kiyosaki ’s book “Rich dad poor dad”.
I really, really love detectives. The last thing I read was Agatha Christie's "Night express". Since my childhood I have loved all parts of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle).
My favourite writer is A.Sapkowski who wrote my favourite saga The Witcher. Somehow after reading many fantasy books, witcher still prevails as the my favourite character of all.
My favorite kind of fiction is fantasy. I'm not really sure why - perhaps I enjoy the escapism aspect of it.
My favorite writers are Terry Pratchett, may he rest in peace, whose works I enjoyed greatly because of their witty humor, and Brandon Sanderson, who writes very good fantasy novels, some of which take place in a shared universe called Cosmere. One fun fact about Sanderson is that the books he writes tend to be really, really long - one of his recent books had to be split into two because it was so long, that the book would quite literally fall apart if it wasn't split into smaller books!
I love reading books that can effectively create and keep suspension. My two most favourite genres are criminal stories (such as Sherlock Holmes) and fantasy (such as Harry Potter, Wither, Lord of the Rings).
I must admit that I don’t read a lot of books and that’s why I can’t pick my favourite one. I made a resolution to read more this year (and it’s going well), so I hope I will have a definite answer when you ask me in the future.
I don't like reading books at all. I prefer watching movies and when it comes to fiction films - these are some of my favorites.
I don't have a favorite writer or a book, it's hard to say anything about it here. But my favorite comic book artist is Stan Lee.
I dont know if they are important but i like them thay can change how you percive world. i think it might be important for children to practive their imagination
2. What kind of fiction do you prefer reading?
fantasy fiction is my favorit one aspacialy involving magic
3. What’s your favorite writer/book? Why do you like it?
one of my favorit writer is Trudi Canavan and her series Milenium rule, Black mag trilogy and the traitor spy trilogy
I love reading fiction with dragons and swords and war. The best series of fiction books that I read are John Flanagan's Zwiadowcy that I don't know if there is an english version of it but I think you can translate it as point man. Second book series that I really love is Witcher written by Andrzej Sapkowski. And the last book that I can advice fantasy and fiction fans to read is ready player one by ernest cline because it has a lot of meanings from different movies and games, its just amazing.
3. What’s your favorite writer/book? Why do you like it?
I like the detective stories, but when it comes to fantasy books I love the Tolkien series and the Witcher.
My favorite book is the Lord of the Ice Garden. I liked the world built in the book in general. I was very hooked up by the whole series.
-> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -Albert Einstein
reading fiction is still important in past, present, and future, fiction books part of books kinds so it's important to read it. About what kind of fiction do I prefer reading actually, I don't have specific kind of fiction in general, but I'm always read the basic abstract at any kind of book first, whatever writer/book, to continue reading or not.
From the past time people have written rich and interesting stories. It was and is one of the biggest part of entertainment and even education. Reading fiction helps to immerse in the world of the story and improves imagination.
Detective stories and fantasy.
I do not have the most favourite book. I enjoy interesting stories and it does not matter if it has been written by famous author or not.
Yes of course, it was important in past and nothing have changed about that. It still improves our creativity and imagination, two things that are really important in many life aspects.
2. What kind of fiction do you prefer reading?
I prefer to ready fantasy and sci-fiction.
3. What’s your favorite writer/book? Why do you like it?
My favourite writer is Stanisław Lem and especially his book Solaris. This is one of this books that you will think about next month after have it read.
I personally prefer sci-fi. I don't have a particular favorite writer, but I remember reading some pretty cool short sci-fi stories from different authors. Unfortunately, can't remember all of their names.