Barbara KingsolverPeople read books to escape the uncertainties of life.
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People read books to escape the uncertainties of life. It is a well known fact that books are created for different purposes. Some are written in order to entertain us, while others are usually written for the purposes of research. There are also books that are written in order to help people understand complex topics in a simple way.
Still, there are some who write novels for the sole purpose of escaping real life. The purpose of all these books is to make us feel secure in our world. The writer intends to make the reader feel safer by showing them how things could be better.
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