mardi 15 juillet 2014

Benefits You Can Gain From Reading New Suspense Novels

By Marylou Forbes


The society of today are often attracted to the sleek, lightweight and minimalist designed look of the gadgets and appliances that make their way out of the market. Radios are swapped for iPods. Analog clocks are replaced with digital ones. Newspapers are already accessed online. At present, people hardly bring books around anymore such as new suspense novels, you would think it is taboo.

Reading good old books today seem to be some kind of a lost art. Modern generations hardly ever pick up these stuff and read. For them, there are so many things better than perusing through old pages. They would just rather watch TV all day, surf the net during their free time, and do other stuff. If there is a novel that has become really famous, they will just wait for the movie version of the said story in cinemas.

This way of thinking of most modern people has actually gotten them on a disadvantage. They, unless they get into the habit, will never feel the unexplainable delight brought about by a new book. They will never get to experience the tactile pleasure of opening a just purchased book for the first time. Most online reads do not come along with that familiar scent of old pages. A book is actually way better than gadgets, as it does not run out of battery, is relatively cheap, and can be carried safely anywhere.

As it is, there are so many benefits of reading, even fiction ones. People often scoff at the fiction genre because they say there is nothing to be gained from it. Sometimes, readers are often discouraged from reading fiction such as romance novels, sci fi, crime, mystery, thriller, and suspense.

On the contrary, immersing oneself in the fictional genre has its benefits. Even though is it branded as a work of fiction, it can actually contain a substantial amount of truth. All those factual ones can bend or alter some events in order to protect a live person, but fiction does not do that. It only states things as they happen, which is why the most gripping truths are in the pages of a fictional story.

It also stimulates brain activities. Reading is a very easy way to exercise the mind and delay the manifestations of most mind illnesses such as dementia and Alzheimers that attack cognition. All it actually takes is one book per day to develop a strong mind.

It is also very much enjoyable, a good way to spend your free time. Some spend their alone time partying and other destructive activities when they could just chill out with a very engaging suspense story. They can even be compelling to the point that the reader also formulates his or her own takes as to how things should have happened.

It can also widen your view on things. You get to know so much by reading a lot. You will experience the feeling of being a good doctor, a spy, a secret agent, even a psychopath.

It also stimulates critical thinking. A well written suspense thriller will get you to formulate your own thoughts on what you think will happen next. It will also give you a good lesson on formulating judgments and opinions.




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