What is something that catches your eye/keeps you reading a story? Character, plot, dialog, or other? Examples welcome.
Addis’ Answer: Definitely plot! I have continued to read some crappy novels where I absolutely hate the characters just to see where the plot is going.
For me me plot. Because for this particular genre Iāve only got a narrow field to choose from. As a person new to East Asian cultures like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean a universal thirty emerges, and a good story will stand the test of translation.
One of my fav authors, Neil Gaiman once wrote: ‘ “and then, what happened?” Those words, I think are the most important words there are for story tellers.”
The same applies to readers, I think, to know what is happening next is what keep me reading a story.
It’s both plot and dialogue, for me.
The dialogue makes the character, in my mind, so they are linked together that way. Whether a goodie or a villain, what they say can make all the difference.
I have been pulled into a story where the plot didn’t exactly grab me, but the opening scene and dialogue did.
Home of the Zerg is a good example.
Sometimes, though, I’ve stuck with a plot and regretted it; Cute Beast Store Nr 138, springs to mind.
plot and character for me~ if it’s a bad plot, it’s fine as long as there’s good characters and vice versa~
but I usually judge if I want to read something by the synopsis. unfortunately, lots of stories I found have feally bad synopsis so sometimes I have to waste time reading a few chapters just to see if they’re worth reading…
The plot and comedy also the romance
I will go with plot. If a plot is good then you would be interested to learn how it’s going. It increases your curiosity. But bland characters with a good plot is not appreciative.
The plot and the characters catch my liking when I start reading a novel
Humor and plot, for sure.
It can be the most well written thing ever, but if it’s too serious, I can’t keep up with it. It’ll make my heart tired.
Likewise, if it’s all humor with little to no plot, just one liners and slap stick, I will lose interest pretty quickly.
But when they’re combined beautifully…. *Chef’s kiss* š
It has to be a good combination of characters and plot.
Character and dialog šš
The plot is important for me, i can read a story even though the design is bad, but not the contrary
I like the plot that gives some surprise and twiste every now and then also the unexpected hilarious all along.
It’s the world building for me, second would be the plot and third is the characters.