What are yours Best have thing(s) that you, as a reader, want in a book?

Being it fantasy or sci-fi ones.
Is it world building, level of details of characters/things/places, the story itself, how you can relate to a (main) character, other?!

And if possible, why?

For me it tends to be the story itself, of course I can relate to a character, or to the incredible details of a place somewhere. But generally speaking, i’m more intrigued to know the context and the plots of the story the author wanted to give me.

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  • BadaRokeY@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Do these people go to museums and head straight for the artwork that perfectly exemplifies the exact specifications they have for pieces of art?

    (I know its a retorical question!)
    I think, to me, that is the otherwise. I go to a museum with no expectations at all, I stroll around seeing all of it, trying to absorb the meanings, the story behind, but when i see that piece, that art “calling” me, then I find joy in it, that means, I read a book by the leisure of having my time reading it, and IF through the process, I get that tip of what I didn’t expected, tho pleasurable, I find myself in “aw!”. I mean I go to the museum already knowing what i can find in it, but not expecting what to really see.

    Btw I have not read THAT many books I wished, but I also Never dropped any book at all, even when the odds told me the opposite.

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    Would I read a book that’s terribly written just because the premise is decent?

    Not to judge you (and I know its not personal), but how would you know if a book is terribly written with a decent premise before reading it? Others can tell, sure, one can read reviews, but the “magic” of not knowing what to read, may lead to a rather good story or character development that one couldn’t expect by, just for themselves. Or if it doesn’t happened one can still learn something from it.

    And I agree with you when you say “because they’re comfortable and safe”…
    No one likes to “get out of their bubbbles” and the comfort zone makes up for that. So to find an “outlaw” in you, you need to branch out that and enjoy every step.