Today's meme from Crazy for Books is:
"What do you consider the most important in a story: the plot or the characters?"
Plot might entice me to pick up a book but characters keep me reading. My book group had an excellent discussion on this topic after we read the book Olive Kitteridge. Olive is not a very likable character yet the book, a series of vignettes all involving Olive, is excellent. Is it possible to like a book if you don't like the main character? If you think your answer is no, think about the book Lolita.
I definitely thinks it's possible to like a book if you don't like the main character. It's how I felt about Macon Leary in The Accidental Tourist. After while, he grew on me, but he's still not my favorite character by any means.
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ReplyDeleteSo what's the answer? Plot! Hop over to my blog and let me tell you how a good plot rescued bad characters from bad book oblivion.
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ReplyDeleteSecond I say both are needed , first the plot has to intrigue you but same time the characters have to grab you.
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