Fiction or non-fiction which one we should prefer

Choosing between fiction or non-fiction book to read is a tough choice most of the times. Every time we are about to buy or borrow a book we are confronted with this question. Reading is a habit which can be cultivated. With smartphones and internet providing quick access to all kind of reading material, books are abandoned by most of the people.

However, reading a book has its own perks which only book-lovers can understand. Books provide us knowledge and experiences. A successful author puts up his tricks and tips to gain more knowledge. Books are a way to become better by knowing more. Fiction or non-fiction, both types give us something novel and useful. If a novel teaches us to behave well, a biography is a means to get inspired by reading about someone™s life and career.

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Novels, short stories, poetry and plays are all fiction. What differentiates fiction from non-fiction is that fiction is the creation of highly imaginative mind. Fiction is literature that provides you with a wide variety of readings such as humour, sarcasm, horror history etc. fictions heals human soul by bringing human elements to reader™s focus.

Whereas non-fiction offers a wide genre in writing with books that are not based on fictional narrative. It can either be historical, instructional or commentative. The content is rooted in reality and true events like travelogues, autobiographies, academic text and philosophical writings. Journalism also falls in the class of non-fiction, it comes in the form of journals, news reports and newspapers.

They are relevant to contemporary audiences. Books on true crimes are also kind of journalism writing. Non-fiction also includes instructional manuals, how-to-guides and analysis of real-world events.