| Stories have a variety of functions in our culture, from pure escapism to vehicles for personal growth or social reform. |
| Newman's passion for abstruse matters of theology strikes Wilson as escapism or worse. |
| Thus it suggests a volatile mix of resentment, escapism and childlike fantasy. |
| Okay, this has been such a gonzo news week that I thought some escapism would do us all a world of good. |
| This is definitely a novel I would recommend if you are looking for a few hours of entertaining escapism. |
| It doesn't cater to the lowbrow philosophy that romance readers are all about intoxicating escapisms and lookisms and that they will shriek if someone over thirty gets naked. |
