0_Apprentice
I always preferred reading to playing sports. I'm not a bulky guy. How about you?
1_Wizard
I love to read! Especially novels, which are typically long works of narrative fiction. Do you have a favorite author?
0_Apprentice
To be honest, it varies with age. A few years ago I would have said J.K. Rowling, Brian Jacques, or Jules Verne. Now it's Stephen King, James Patterson, or similar.
1_Wizard
All great choices! I think Walter Scott summed up novels the best when he said of novels, "the events are accommodated to the ordinary train of human events and the modern state of society." Very different from poems.
0_Apprentice
Oh, that's deep. I like it! And, yes, it's very attuned to the personality of the reader. After all, imagination is simply the inner reflections of your fantasies
1_Wizard
Oh, I love that! It's hard to believe that novels have been around since 1605 when Miguel de Cervantes wrote "Don Quixote." Times sure have changed! 
0_Apprentice
You have a good point, though. A lot are based off reality and modern affairs. At least, to a degree. I always like to say that behind every story is a spin of truth. With that said, for as long as we've been able to write...novels have been a great tool :)
1_Wizard
They sure have been! I do still love classics like "Wuthering Heights" and "Moby-Dick" too. They are still relevant today! Do you agree?