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Ode to Hoy
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Story >>> Characters >>> Pictures
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POLL: What elements of writing make you love a book?
Ted Lasso
3/24/23 1:48pm
Characters >>>> Story >>>> Prose
Pete
3/24/23 1:52pm
Good catch, that would be my second choice. Pole Fail.
Ted Lasso
3/24/23 1:52pm
Pull fell.
CougGolf
3/24/23 1:59pm
One of my all time favorites is “The Dog Stars” by Peter Heller. He uses an
BoiseBlue
3/24/23 1:59pm
^^^ fan of The Walking Dead ^^^
Breaded Hamster
3/25/23 2:04pm
Story > Prose > Characters. Prose last? No wonder romance and spy novels are
Plato
3/24/23 2:04pm
In other words: beauty, substance, and relatability
BlueOptimist
3/24/23 2:12pm
Story > Prose >>>>> Characters
scootsy
3/24/23 2:05pm
You don't care about relating to the story?
BlueOptimist
3/24/23 2:13pm
Literally not at all. I’ve read plenty of books where I hate the characters but I still love the book.
scootsy
3/25/23 8:10am
Watching Sports >>> Watching Movies >>> Reading Books
Boredname Checks Out
3/24/23 2:09pm
I think I need all three to "love" a book. There are books that I've read that do one or two well. For example Ready
jacobugath
3/24/23 2:14pm
Story >>> Characters >>> Pictures
Ode to Hoy
3/24/23 2:14pm
The Movie Version
kimdaddy35
3/24/23 2:15pm
Popularity of the Twilight and Eragon series is a good example of why prose isn’t usually the most important.
Joe Banks
3/24/23 2:19pm
People who didn’t vote characters first have never read the first law trilogy
gaffer
3/24/23 2:26pm
Or, they read Twilight
Plato
3/24/23 2:42pm
I think most people want story first. It’s the combining of all 3 that makes a
Memmo
3/24/23 3:53pm
When I read you post, the first two authors that jumped into my mind with...
So it goes...
3/25/23 5:18pm
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