Goodreads asked Sergio Troncoso:

If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Sergio Troncoso I would go to Tolkien's Middle Earth and spend some time in The Shire with the Hobbits. I would listen to their stories, try to get to know different characters, and follow them on excursions beyond The Shire to explore their world.

After COVID-19, I feel I need a good place like Tolkien's The Shire to regroup and experience again the wonder of being in a community. That's what I love about face-to-face interaction, the people I meet and the stories I hear from them. I am endlessly fascinated by others, and I love to listen to what they have to say. Perhaps that tendency has helped me become a writer.

For me even the natural world demands that we listen, that we pay attention. I imagine that in The Shire I would rediscover new plants and animals and how they survive and thrive. I think too often human beings put themselves at the center of things, and being a good listener is the opposite of that. You pay attention to what's around you and you wonder about the world. That curiosity helps you not only to appreciate your place in the world, but it also helps you to understand who you are. When I listen, I feel connected to what and who is around me.

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