Fiction Books

Books are everywhere in the world ranging from physical books,ebooks,audio books to textbooks.https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/09/americans-still-opt-for-print-books-over-digital-or-audio-versions-few-are-in-book-clubs/ “In the u.s. alone around 75% of adults read all of or part of at least one book in one year according to a survey conducted in 2025.” That's a lot of people that still read books though most people are leaning more towards non fiction and forgetting fiction.

Benefits of Fiction books

Just like in all the sub categories of fiction, it is known for empathy, stress , problem solving and creativity. Nonfiction is known for stress, critical thinking and the real world. Though don't forget they can overlap with each other. But fiction books do have more things weighted in their favor. https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/986304/ “A study explored a comparison of historical fiction and nonfiction read alouds to determine if differences were observed in student’s transportation, content learning and socio-emotional development. The participants consisted of 40 students with ages ranging from 9- to 12-years-old. Over the period of one week, four classrooms were visited by a researcher for three sessions where excerpts from a fiction novel or nonfiction book were read aloud. The participants were then assessed on their content knowledge of the Great Depression, and their self-reports of transportation, perspective taking, fantasy, empathetic concern and helping behaviours. Through quantitative and qualitative data analysis, it was discovered that both fiction and nonfiction groups learned the same amount of content; however, fiction allowed for more positive relationships between transportation and socio-emotional development self” This proves that fiction books should not just be forgotten. 

Do we need fiction books?

 

Yes we need fiction books in our lives and not just non fiction. Nonfiction books could talk about made up things , though it would be more like rumors. Non fiction can take readers on adventures , but more of a history trip not made up. Some nonfiction books writers do make you feel like you are back in time , but very rarely. Not always are the books you read always going to take you to a safe place. So what because Fiction is all made up that is full of adventure to fake places and they are know for taking readers to a safe place. 

Fictions better lets go to wonderland

 I personally, unless doing research dont for say like nonfiction books.I rather read fiction that takes you on an adventure without leaving the house. I have found that no nonfiction book will say come with me on an adventure far far away. No it's going to  say in 18 blah blah blah the witch was burned at the stake. Ain't no one wants to go on that adventure. Nonfiction is not a safe space unless you like history, then more power to you. I will not be on that adventure except watching from the sidelines but definitely not a part of it. I do not like that fiction books are  just being tossed aside and forgotten. My preference is I'll be in wonder land having a tea party with the mad hatter if you want to find me.