Books were an escape for me, but that was just a part of it. They were also a way for me to learn about the world, when I returned to it, and how to cope with it. Most of the moral code I have had through my teenage and adult years came from The Lord of the Rings, and Stranger In A Strange Land. I have also mostly preferred non-fiction to fiction, and so read hundreds of biographies and history books while growing up.
So: escape, education, moral compass. That's what books have always been for me.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2011-04-06 03:37 pm (UTC)So: escape, education, moral compass. That's what books have always been for me.