Word: escapists
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...power with which Cocteau captures the reader's attention and directs it at these flamboyant eccentricities is the real measure of the book's success. It is a considerable power. The reader is drawn almost irresistably into the escapist "game" of Paul and Elisabeth, as fascinated by this inversion as are the characters themselves...
...everyone, for its excitements lack the superficial allure and color of romance or the imaginative shock-value of science fiction. They are so close to us all, so involved with the pressing necessity for thought and understanding in ordinary, unheroic people, that they preclude the possibility of any escapist pleasure. The book provokes mature and painful thought, and though its story is gripping, it cannot be read for entertainment alone...
Harried by the routine requirements of kids, husband, in-laws and washing machine, many a housewife indulges in bright, escapist daydreams. England's Dorothy Tyler, 36, is no exception. "Sometimes," says the energetic mother of two (David, 10, and Barry, 8), "I wish I were a race horse−preferably a steeplechaser. They just jump...
...Honor of Gaston Le Torch, by Jacques Perret, was one of the most charming extravaganzas of the year, a pleasant escapist whimsy about a Gallic Walter Mitty...
...Divinity Hall dormitories. Only since last December when he moved into Professor Selekman's house on Francis Avenue, has he lived in a private house. In his Cambridge years he has resorted chiefly to movies as a diversion. He goes to Westerns and whodunits indifferently. "I am a pure escapist," he explains...