Why We Read Fiction

Posted on April 16, 2014 by KL Wagoner — 2 Comments

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Speculative Fiction Writer

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2 comments on “Why We Read Fiction”

1. Peter D. Mallett says:

   April 18, 2014 at 5:52 pm

   Maybe if I read that a few more times it won’t make my brain hurt so much. That is a lot for one sentence. I’m not sure I want to know what he said next.

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   • KL Wagoner says:

     April 20, 2014 at 9:00 am

     I had to read it many times before I decided I understood it enough to post it here. I think it’s just a fancy way of saying that we read fiction to help us define the truth about ourselves and the world — how our truth compares to the truth presented in the story.

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