Well it is Friday, thank goodness for that, and time for The Hop, which is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy For Books. This week the question to get the conversation flowing is:
What keeps you reading beyond the first few pages of a book, and what makes you want to stop reading a book and put it back on the shelf?
For me, an intriguing plot or an interesting character will keep me going for a while and then the biggest thing that makes me shelve a book before finishing it can be poor writing or cardboard characters, or both.
What an interesting question this week. I look forward to reading everyone elses responses.
Hopping through. The writing has to be there at the beginning. I don't want the prose to get in the way of the book.
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I agree. If a story doesn't have itself together, it feels like work reading through it.
ReplyDeletePoor writing FTW - I chose the same thing!
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Just hopping by, have a good week-end.
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Thanks for stopping by my blog, I am a new follower.
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Hi Mel,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. Characters are what draw me into a story and if they have depth and someway of connecting to me as the reader, then this is what keeps me turning the pages!
I am now following you on twitter @austbookshelf
Jayne
Oh, and since you are a fellow Aussie blogger, I have added you to my blogroll!
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