Some parents are just nuts in mind, I suppose...
Limiting one's reading time is like to forbid one to take dinner, for reading is the key in the gaining of knowledge which is the base for survival in this competitive world. Without the gaining of knowledge, there is nothing left to enjoy, is it? Although novals may seem "common" and "un-scholaristic" to some close-minded and old-fashioned (especially Chinese) parents, but truly some of the greatest work ever written are in the form of fictional novals. At least by reading novals one can gain other people's point of view upon the world, and truly it would be great to know that for it will re-establish one's own indivisualism by learning the differences between people. The vivid imagination and creativity of other people may be a key to develop one's own.
