How do people truly enjoy stories that they know are completely made up — just a narrative created by an author? I understand that fiction can be entertaining, emotional, and thought-provoking, but I still find myself wondering how people get so invested in something they know isn’t real. Is it about the characters, the emotions, the storytelling itself, or something else? I’d love to hear how others connect with fiction on a deeper level.
by Due-Rise-3628
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I think it is an inmate human thing. We have always lived through stories and story telling it is just part of us. So the same as when watching a film or a documentary you become invested in the characters because you empathise with them or can relate it in some way to your life or you just find it interesting.
I read both fiction and non fiction. I read the non fiction to learn , I can’t read autobiography or stuff like that as it bores me to tears reading about a real person. However make it fiction, even historical fiction and I’m hooked.
We have the power of *imagination.*
I am someone who enjoys both fiction and non-fiction. When my mind is cluttered and I’m feeling existential dread I normally turn to a good non-fiction. It really hands out the advice directly to you. (I mostly do this when I need answers quickly). But I feel, no matter how much someone advices you, how specific the answers are, how catered to your problem it is, some questions are left unanswered and those can only be addressed by stories.
There was this book called ‘Crying in H- Mart’ which I read recently. It was on dealing with grief when you lose a loved one. However, as someone who’s been grieving over the loss of oneself, I could feel peace after reading the book. For someone else the story could connect in some other way. That’s the beauty of fictional stories.