I am to choose a work of fiction that I cherish. I'm reading Harry Potter, so let's say that - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Why do I like it you may ask - for its fancifulness. JK Rowling created a realistic society in her head, granted they are witches and wizards and there is magic all around, but she made the place so real you could picture yourself approaching the castle in Hagrid's shadow.
She does this by neglecting nothing. Careful planning.
Before she had written the first book she had the series all mapped out. How admirable that she was able to think so big. Grand.
She had a huge cast of characters, an entirely fictional setting - she created a culture, complete with sports, books, you name it.
Maybe she thought how wonderful it would be to create a world where anything could happen - well, it was, and it is.
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