Most people interested in growing the intelligence populate their home bookshelves with non-fiction, but fiction -- especially novel books, those one-of-a-kind works of exquisite creativity, benefit the reader often. Reading well-written novels broadens the horizons, boosts vocabulary and tantalizes the imagination.
Novel books take us away from our own existence and place us in somebody else's skin. They afford us the opportunity to examine the world through different eyes. Information drawn while reading fiction can challenge our own awareness and softly shape our thinking. That means books can both jeopardize and liberate us, if we let them. It also means it's important to make intelligent choices when selecting your reading material.
Finding good books presents something of a challenge, but today there's more information (and more books) available to potential readers than previously. Take some time to search book reviews and discover book lists online. Browse reading groups in gourmet of another world makes of interest to you at virtual book sharing sites. Such sites offer book clubs and reading groups, or look for these elsewhere online. You'll find reading lists and discussion discussion boards at online bookstores like Amazon and Barnesandnoble
If in-person encounters are more your style, libraries offer reading groups where you can discuss books face-to-face. Ask brick-and-mortar bookstore employees for advice. Librarians often maintain reading lists for their customers, both in print and online. Once you get started reading novel books, you'll wonder how you ever went without them.
