Why the world of a story is so much better than real life.

I've often wondered what it is about story worlds that create such a huge appeal for me and as I have reflected on that question here are some things I've come up with, so without further ado top 10 reasons why the world of a story is so much better than real life:

10.  Life is always exciting!  You're riding on horseback or jetting through space constantly going on great adventures!  Real life, not so much.

9.  Stories can be so unpredictable and that's a good thing!  Life gets so ho-hum sometimes and to venture into a place where everything around every corner is a surprise makes reality seems so much more boring.

8.  If a main character has children they're generally pretty well behaved.  Seriously where do people get these little angels?  My daughter is an angel but her nick name is "tornado" because there is always a path of destruction anywhere she goes.  Though I'd take my "tornado" over perfect baby any day! Perfect sleeper?  Yes that baby I'd take!

7.  Transportation in books is so much cooler than my car.  Want to ride a Griffon?  How about a unicorn?  Perhaps a dragon?  Yes please!

6.  Some characters get superpowers/magic.  How I wish I could magic my house clean and my grading done with the wave of a wand.  Having the power of mind control would be pretty cool too, I'm not going to lie I'd probably abuse that power!

5.  There is almost always a happily ever after.  Life has happy moments, it may even have a happy ending, but I rarely see happily ever after it's usually just happy moment and here's the rest of the story. Hope that didn't sound too cynical...

4.  Time in a book can pass as quickly or as slowly as you want.  Read it all in four hours or over the course of four months life doesn't let you savor those moments quite like that.

3. There is no need to eat or sleep!  How awesome is that?  How much time would I save by not having to do all those things in real life?

2.  The characters are so cool.  I just relate so much better to fictional characters than some people in real life.

1.  I can explore, fight, fly, etc... without the real risk of exploring, fighting, or flying! :)  It's such an amazing way to be in reality without being in reality!  I LOVE Books!