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 Fri, Dec 14 2012, 8:30 am
| r_ch wrote: | | shiffycc wrote: | | momfrombrooklyn wrote: | | Well written, Believable, Interesting Characters- Funny, and/or sad. Most frum novel do not have these things- but alot of frum true books- essays, biographies, memoirs etc. do - |
You're right. But personally, I need fiction. I have a little too much "Real-Life" in my real life, KWIM? |
Then what is fiction for you?  |
I'll tell you what it is for me: I'm looking for a some length, which you don't get in essays, and the opportunity to lose myself a bit. It doesn't have to be something exotic, just good, intelligent writing.
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gp2.0
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Fri, Dec 14 2012, 10:25 am
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The best novels have a little of everything. Intrigue, suspense, well-rounded characters, humor, romance, pathos, simile, metaphor, inside jokes between characters or between narrator and reader that are referenced later in the book. Believable dialogue. Characters and scenes I can relate to as well as characters and scenes I either wish I could experience or am thankful never to experience. No threads left hanging. No explaining things multiple times - readers aren't stupid. Most of all what I love in a novel is a theme. For example in a novel involving an ice cream store I like sentences such as "his expression was colder than our walk in freezer" or "the sweetness of her smile seemed forced, like a triple scoop with one too many toppings on it."
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r_ch
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Sat, Dec 15 2012, 2:06 pm
| gp2.0 wrote: | | The best novels have a little of everything. Intrigue, suspense, well-rounded characters, humor, romance, pathos, simile, metaphor, inside jokes between characters or between narrator and reader that are referenced later in the book. Believable dialogue. Characters and scenes I can relate to as well as characters and scenes I either wish I could experience or am thankful never to experience. No threads left hanging. No explaining things multiple times - readers aren't stupid. Most of all what I love in a novel is a theme. For example in a novel involving an ice cream store I like sentences such as "his expression was colder than our walk in freezer" or "the sweetness of her smile seemed forced, like a triple scoop with one too many toppings on it." |
Cute:)
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r_ch
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Sat, Dec 15 2012, 2:07 pm
| PinkFridge wrote: |
I'll tell you what it is for me: I'm looking for a some length, which you don't get in essays, and the opportunity to lose myself a bit. It doesn't have to be something exotic, just good, intelligent writing. |
Thanks.
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