The otherworldliness of fantasy books
Attractive to many readers looks
The quintessential fight between evil and good
Fits better in a make-believe world than it would
In a story set in the real world full of cynicism
While in a world full of magic, sorcery and mysticism
The writer is unfettered in his craft, he has free reign
To take the story in different directions, unconstrained
By the limits of space, time or plausibility
No one can question the credibility
Of a world dystopian or phantasmagorical
That allows readers to escape the world real..
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I am a voracious reader but I do not endorse
The fantasy genre of books because
To escape to an alternate reality is not
For me, an interesting or intriguing thought
Strange creatures and dystopian universes I find
Too morbid and disturbing for my mind..
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I gloss over the fantasy books that my child reads
To immerse myself in stories set in the real world I proceed
Passion...unbridled 