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

submitted 1 year ago by Eq0@literature.cafe to c/fiction@literature.cafe

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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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[-] Eq0@literature.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

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@literature.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

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@literature.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

I’ll check it out, thanks!

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