Why do people have to argue about fiction books. (Harry Potter, Twilight, Lord of the rings) when non-fiction books are better and you can get more out of them! amirite?

You don't always get more out of them. Compare Harry Potter to a non-fiction book that has pages like this: "Jane went to the store. Jane got milk. Jane drank the milk. Jane's husband got drunk. Go, Jane's drunk husband, go!" It's based on a true story but all you got out of it was that Jane's husband is a drunk and Jane needs more milk.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

hahaha so true btw loved your example

by Anonymous 14 years ago

The autor can add to it though! EX: Jane was bored one day so she went to the store. As she was walking through the store she relized she had forgot her list at home. She remembered to get milk though. When she got home she had to turn right around to go buy the cheese she had forgot. Jane's drunk husband got really mad at her and made her move out of the house. THE END

by Anonymous 14 years ago

and you get more out of that than the morals and themes of Harry Potter?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

there are no morals in Harry Potter.... just wizards.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Have you ever read Harry Potter? It's full of things about the values of friendship, doing the right thing, and that good can triumph evil.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Morals: what Sadie just said, as well as the power of love

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have four words for you: read the freaking books. HP is all about love (and all kinds of it too, not just the kind Twilight calls true love but is actually lust), tolerance and defeating evil even if it kills you so that everyone else, even the bad guys, can live in a better world. You should be ashamed to call yourself a reader if youcan't see that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So, you're telling me I should stop reading books such as Harry Potter and start reading my history book more for kicks and giggles? You're out of your mind.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

No i'm not saying that just that people dont have to argure about which book is better when they are all good books.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Wait... then how did Twilight get into that mix? It isn't exactly well-written. I'm thirteen and could think of a better story.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Arguing is part of the fun of it! It lets u get more into the book!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Sci-fi/Fantasy > Nonfiction

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Word.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's based on preference. This post is rated so low because the author (no pun intended...seriously) of this post took a shot at HP and LOTR.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

one of the reasons for fiction in the first place is for an escape from reality, the discussions add to it

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The people who voted this down don't understand what non-fiction books are. They're not history books, in fact, they tell stories just as fascinating as fiction books. Read Malcolm Gladwell and tell me you don't love it. (I just realized my favorite author and band are both Canadian, Go Canada!)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What a generalisation. I know exactly what non-fiction books are, thank you very much, but I just happen to think that most of the time, most people get more out of fiction. I've yet to read a non-fiction book that moves me as much as HP, but I'm open to suggestions.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It was a generalization I guess, but I said that because people were talking about history books and such. Like I said, Malcolm Gladwell is a fantastic author. I've read "Outliers" and I'm working on "What the Dog Saw". If you like reading about theories and new ways of thinking, read Outliers.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Okay, I'll check the library :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Lucky by Alice Sebold. It's a memoir and as much as I love Harry Potter, was more moving (to me). I think that both fiction and non-fiction can be brilliant and boring. I don't think whether the story is based in fact or fiction determines what the story holds. It's how a story is written and the content that makes a difference. And yeah, I know how old this is... I've been reading the best/worst section all day and keep getting further and further back in old posts.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Harry Potter IS Non-Fiction!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Win.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Pretty sure you're more than just MY hero right now <3

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Haha thanks :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well looks like you didn't forget to be awesome!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Was that a reference to DFTBA? Cuz if it was... Yay.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The one thing I think sets Fiction apart from non-Fiction is how incredibly personal it is. Even if someone is writing a book about themselves, they -usually- aren't going to let us see all of them, we won't see their deepest fears, their insecurities, their worst flaws. I'm sure some people do, but my experience with non-fiction books is that they don't usually get that personal. I know absolutely everything about Harry Potter as a person, the things that scare him most, those secret dreams he'd never tell anyone, and his biggest insecurities. I have yet to read a non-fiction book that moves me and lets me understand a character inside-and-out like that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Read a memoir, like Lucky (as I suggested to someone above). You'd be hard pressed to find a more personal story.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You don't have to learn something to get something out of a book. If you enjoy the book, then you're getting enjoyment out of it, which many people would not get out of non-fiction books. When people are arguing about which is better, its just the same as agruing about almost anything else. You're trying to get someone else to see your point of view - that one book is more entertaining or less stupid than another, or which character you like more, or any other opinion you have about the story. It's no biggie.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You can get the same out of fiction, just more exciting. Examples: HP (about friendship and defeating evil etc.), The Giver (which is about the government having too much control and what-not) and then there are classics like Animal Farm, Lord Of The Flies, To Kill A Mockingbird, those are all interesting, fictional, but relate to real life. And, this is coming from someone who reads both.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I would rather escape from reality, pretend that I'm at Hogwarts, Panem, or the House of Night. Something that actually happened just doesn't feed your imagination as much.

by Anonymous 13 years ago