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‘Novels’ are the best companions one can ever have. In today’s world youth are getting attracted to all kinds of bad activities like drugs, alcohol etc, books attract specially a large number of youngsters; it enhances the imaginative skills, gives pleasure and brings out a lot of enthusiasm.  A novel is a humanist development which is a long narrative in literary prose which looks at various complexities of life as lived in everyday and that is shown through a story. There is some sort of predicament and social conventions.

Novels where introduced right in 1719 from there on there have been no looking back. There are various kinds of novels like educational, comic, Ironic, suspense thrillers, fictitious, feminist, reflexive, psychological, romance, realism, science fiction etc. Every novel has its own importance; they make us go into a fictional world where dreams and fantasies are coincided sometimes. Novels help in concentrating on things actually required rather than the bad things.

Today’s youth especially college students on a survey carried  out at Malla reddy engineering college, 7 out of 15 students read novels because they find pleasure in reading and it basically improves vocabulary. Parents encourage their children to read novels right from the age of 11 or 12 because they want their kids to improve their reading skills as it is very important in today’s competitive world.

When it comes to novels how can one forget about J K Rowling’s Harry Potter. The craze for this book is known worldwide. India’s best-selling authors Chetan Bhagat is a new sensation among youngsters because people like his style of writing which attracts youth a lot.

“Reading novels is totally a different fantasy and books are my best friends because sometimes I do not have anybody around to share my feelings and emotions with so I read novels which take me into an entirely new world .I read novels for relaxation and it is totally different experience “ Lalitha from Malla Reddy engineering college.

Various types of novels. Credit: Sunshine recruiter

Harry Potter book 6. Credit: Sunshine recruiter

Inspiring novels. credit: Sunshine recruiter

Novels especially helps youth of the present generation as in today’s corporate world parents are always busy and kids are all alone. So books become their best friends which are a good pass time too. ”It takes me to a different world, which I love. It makes me live in that character which may not be possible in real life. I forget all my worries and tensions when I read novels because it makes me forget the world around me, I get involved in it. I am totally addicted to novels” Ramya from MREC.

“Twilight is one book which makes youth crazy, after the book Twilight was released Harry Potter fans have shifted to Twilight, the role of Edward Cullen attracts a huge number of girls! All thanks to Stephenie Meyer.   Sydney Shelton one of the world’s best mystery storyteller is another author who is known worldwide for his work. Dan Brown an American novelist known for his thriller fiction stories. There are many other authors who have a huge impact on today’s youth.

“Kane & Able, Tell me your dreams, Coma, The Firm, The Naked Face, The Detective are my favorite novels because they are awesome, every author has his own style of writing and representing things. The imaginative brains of these authors are totally mesmerizing.” Aditya from MRIET. Novels help in motivating youth mainly to achieve their goals in life, many inspiring novels also help students to recover from depression, or when they are low and it even help in personality development.

‘You can win’ by Shiv khera and ‘Now discover your strengths’ by Marcus Buckingham are excellent books which inspire young people to express themselves and mainly helps youth to strengthen themselves. Too much addiction to novels is also not recommended because youngsters are totally lost in their own world, but other than that reading novels is the best hobby one can actually have. There are many young authors who have loads of talent in writing , if you are one of them, then go ahead with it and try to express yourself!