Are Real or Imaginative Stories More Appealing

Generally, a library has two main sections, fiction and nonfiction. The nonfiction section is generally populated by students gathering information for research papers, projects, etc... The fiction section is full of kids and adults alike scanning the books looking for something to spend their free time reading. In this case, the nonfiction section would be the realist section. The fiction section would be the romantic section. People like to read about perfection, perfect lives, perfect conflicts that work out perfectly. It appeals to our senses. We can look at many successful books based on imagination. We have the hugely successful Harry Potter, it has many realistic conflicts however, the way these conflicts are interpreted (generally through magic) is what makes these books interesting. It is something interesting to read about because we can not ourselves fathom this world that is being described. Twilight is another series that has been very successful and used romantic ideals. There are vampires and love and werewolves and hate. Over time, people just become engrossed in this new world opened to them. I suppose there are books that have been "best sellers" in the nonfiction section but I for the life of me, can not name a single one.
Another example of imagination being more appealing than real stories is the ever fantastic world of Disney. The Disney Channel relies on their shows taking place in a plot line that most people have not themselves experienced. For example, Wizards of Waverly Place involves wizards which none of us have ever had to deal with that sort of secret. Another prime example is Hannah Montana, no one can imagine how it is to deal with two seperate lives. Phineas and Ferb is definately unrealistic, no one can build a record breaking roller coaster in one day when they are not even in high school yet. Even the Disney Classics such as Peter Pan, Cinderella, Snow White, Mulan, and even the mascot himself, Mickey Mouse are all unrealistic with idealized traits and happy stories that appeal to people. Overall I believe that Imaginative stories are more appealing because of the unrealistic and unfathomable nature of them.