Books Saved My Life

In defence of hero stories, fantasy and sci-fi

When I was a teenager I went through a time of profound loneliness and despair which got progressively worse and worse. I felt invisible in the world. It was like I didn't exist. I was just...there. I was so anxious, this place I was in felt like a prison. I felt like I couldn’t change my behaviour, couldn’t change the way I acted around people and I kn…