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I read a lot of 'trashy' sci-fi and fantasy novels and and I read a lot of very 'good' novels, also including sci-fi and fantasy. I read them to be entertained, to be moved, to connect or be distracted, to experience a journey. In all but the worst books I can find something of worth. Storytelling is never pointless. Movies I watch for equally diverse reasons. I watch films that have been crafted by artists and am in awe at their beauty. I watch terrible, terrible horror movies and am thrilled by their shocks, or amused by their games. Storytelling is never pointless.
Stories, to me, are some of the most beautiful things that humanity has created. The very idea of storytelling thrills me. Fiction as a concept is fascinating and beautiful.
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