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Old 08-04-2012, 12:11 PM
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What excites you? Whenever I see someone walking out of the library with a stack of novels, I think, "BORING"!

And why would anyone keep reading novel after novel? What are they looking for? Is their own life so empty that they have to read about someone else's life?

I feel my life isn't exciting enough to read about, but if the author does his/her job the life of whoever your reading about can be very exciting. Personally, I like stories in the first person POV as I feel it brings you closer to the character. I love Nelsen DeMille's John Corey character.
On another subject I tend to read short stories more often. (Jeffery Deaver's two collections are my favorites) It sucks when you pay $15 for a novel and you can't get past the third chapter. With a short story collection, if one story doesn't work, turn to the next one and maybe there will be better luck.
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