books
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Provide Entertainment to People
How do you write what people actually want to read? People want to read fiction and escape from reality. They are not interested in the truth, but rather in whatever validates their emotions and poor decisions. If we truly want… Continue reading
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Books Are Not Allowed
If you had to switch lives with a fictional character for a week, who would you choose? The first fictional character that came to mind when I read this question was Guy Montag, the protagonist of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray… Continue reading
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Stories In The 20th Century
What’s the longest book you’ve ever read? So far, the longest books I’ve ever read are the epic novels Dime Quien Soy (Tell Me Who I Am) and Dispara, Yo Ya Estoy Muerto (Shot, I’m Already Dead) by the Spanish… Continue reading
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Grab a Book
Have you ever regretted reading a book — which one and why? I don’t remember ever regretting reading a book. Even those I start and simply don’t get hooked on. Books have magic; they have a soul. Their pages carry… Continue reading
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Kill The Dead Guy
What’s the most annoying trope in books or movies? I don’t remember finding clichés in books. That’s the magic of literature. The narrative begins to describe a story, and the reader creates the images and situations in their own mind.… Continue reading
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A Tale of Pride and Prejudice
What’s a book you never finished but still think about? There are two classic books I’ve tried to read, but I just can’t get into either of them: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and Pride and Prejudice… Continue reading
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Travel The World
Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in? There are so many beautiful places in the world—including places within our own countries—that it seems unnecessary to think about vacationing in some fictional world. I don’t see myself… Continue reading
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The Book Of Life
If you could rewrite any book’s ending, which one would you choose? If I could rewrite the ending of any book, I would choose the book of my own life. In truth, that’s what we do every day. Our book… Continue reading
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Welcome To My House
Which book have you read more than any other? I don’t usually reread books. If a book hooks me, I finish it and immediately start another. However, there’s one book I’ve read twice: Dracula, by Bram Stoker. In my twenties… Continue reading
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Spy Stories
What’s a book you think deserves a sequel? Recently I read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. The novel tells the story of two sisters who must survive as ordinary women in occupied France during the 1940s. To do so, they… Continue reading
