Talk:Escapist fiction

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The result was: rejected by BlueMoonset (talk) 01:55, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Nomination was never transcluded; nominator was a student in a class and hasn't edited since the end of May when the class ended; closing as abandoned after a request to find someone to adopt it received no response even after waiting for an extra week.

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... that escapist fiction is a literary genre that provides readers with a psychological escape?

5x expanded by BeePatella (talk). Self-nominated at 01:41, 24 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Isn't all fiction "escapist"? It seems like escapist is primarily a term of derision.--RLent 20:42, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]