Thanks for the great interview and excerpt Amanda. I am a huge history buff and reading allowed me to go to other places in time and see and learn how other people lived. My love of reading allows me to journey to far away places and see the world through others eyes.
I think certain books can certainly sweep you into them further than others and watching my 6 year old daughter play by herself certainly tells me some peoples imaginations are truly bigger than others. Therefore, unless were all crazy, I don't think it's maddness just a GREAT way to escape this crazy world for a while.