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What elements are, in your opinion, necessary to make a good book? (self.fiction)

submitted 1 year ago by Eq0 to c/fiction

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Is it interesting characters? Or believable motivations? Maybe writing style? Is the world building?

And how likely are you to enjoy a book that doesn’t fit your own criteria?

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[–] iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The narrative has to make sense within the bounds of the books established rules. Partly why time travel fucks shit up so much.

[–] Eq0 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In theory, there are ways to make time travel work, but it’s hard to make it interesting. I don’t think I’ve read any time travel book other than Well’s.

What book did you particularly enjoy because of its following of its own rules? And the opposite: a book that doesn’t hold up to this standard?

[–] marron12 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you read Outlander? I think she does time travel well and it's interesting, at least if you're interested in that kind of historical fiction.

[–] Eq0 1 points 1 year ago

I’ll check it out, thanks!