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Cynicism, Realism, Sensationalism — and Where DID I Misplace that Sense of Wonder? 2

Posted 8th September 2011 at 09:33 PM by Teresa Edgerton (Epistles from a Goblin Princess)

Part II

Now I don’t believe that any one work of fiction, all by itself, ever did or ever would drastically alter the way that readers think. What I do believe is that a book can reinforce and encourage ideas that we already have or already feel inclined to adopt. When somebody reads a book, they are most likely to take away something very similar to what they brought with them.

But do we read fantasy to confirm what we think we already know? Or is the best fantasy
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