Fiction serves a purpose, at least IMO. Maybe not as much in adulthood (but that hasn't stopped me), but certainly in childhood. Check out Neil Gaiman's erudi

Fiction serves a purpose, at least IMO. Maybe not as much in adulthood (but that hasn't stopped me), but certainly in childhood. Check out Neil Gaiman's erudite reasoning: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-fut... It's a good read no matter, though.