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• A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  7 hours ago: I'd recommend you read Ghandi's autobiography. He told his story in a way that would make you feel he was so ordinary, and that's why he's who he's :)
  Thanks for your time Shereen!

• A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  May 12 2013: getting ourselves out of this world and taking a look at things from distance,,, I like that.
  Thanks Carol for your contribution!
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  A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  May 12 2013: Miranda, I just searched your name on goodreads, I didn't know you're like, a real author :D
  I Will definitely mark some of your work to-read. Best of luck!
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  A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  May 12 2013: Hey Miranda, thanks for spending some time writing your thoughts on this, I really appreciate it.
  My question to you is regarding this sentence: "I believe that amazing stories can enrich our knowledge of the world around us almost without us realizing".
  Does this apply to fake stories as well? to stories that are made up, that might be directive or trying to draw an image of a reality that cannot exist, to pursue false dreams. Do you get me :S ?
  
  Sometimes I reflect upon stories and contemplate upon their ideas, but then I think, well the story is made up, so maybe the character cannot do this or that, and maybe such circumstances are illogical and won't happen in real life, so why bother?

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  May 10 2013: Thanks Jerry for your comprehensive view. I like how you made novels look like friends, we can be open and vulnerable when discussing their ideas cause we're not fearful of judgment or being labeled.

• A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  May 9 2013: Krisztián, thank you! thank you for writing your thorough opinion on the matter.
  I totally agree with you, but what would you call a "bad novel" ?
  What would make a novel a "colored drink", poisonous, or addictive?

• A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  May 9 2013: What would make a novel not worthy?
  Thanks Mary for joining in.
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  A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  May 9 2013: My childhood was a pile of comic books, I don't think I would be reading anything today if it wasn't for them.
  I like to believe that comic books are novels for children :)
  Thanks for your warm participation Morgan

• A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  May 9 2013: Thanks for writing back Matt!
  I write this question because I was curious. We spend much time reading novels and I wondered what if there's a way to get more benefits out of it. Is there a way we can reflect on novels to get a maximized outcome (I'm an engineering student, forgive my quantitative terms!)
  
  As for your point, your thoughts are close to the ones expressed here, that whether it's fiction or not, novels make values and life lessons closer to human understanding when they're put in a frame of a story.

• A reply on Conversation: What's the point of novels?

  May 9 2013: The literal translation is the Children of our Alley. 100% sure about that.
  Gebelawi is a character in the novel with a certain symbolic meaning. I can see why they would change it, but I think Alley better match the novel.