Things That Make A Book Worth It
I talk a lot about books that I hate. And why I hate them. And why they suck. And why they shouldn't exist (here's looking at you An Enchantment of Ravens - you waste of time, you). Mostly I talk about the things I hate in books and how they're repeated again and again, and oh yes, again in case you didn't get that. So to spread the power of rainbow, magical positive sparkles (I'm screaming), here are some things that actually make a book worth my time. 1. Build the shit out of that world. And build it to perfection. There's nothing that makes me whine more than having a poorly built world. Or just a world that doesn't exist at all. Hello? World? I know there are people there, but where exactly are they? 2. Dialogue that actually is great, not just what the author was thinking:"oooooh hooo hooo, this is so damn snarky!" Most of the time, that shit is not snarky. And it's not cute. And, also, let me add that teenagers o...
