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Old 4th December 2007, 12:28 AM   #204 (permalink)
Strife
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Re: Is worldbuilding pointless?

i am a basic reader, and i'll make a basic point.

I need different "qualities" to what i read.

Sometimes, quality is a page-turner (when i need to forget where i am)

some other times, quality is about reflection and stretching my thoughts (this happens when i'm not sure where i am)

or poetry, something that is like music, because i'm well where i am (but also when i'm really not well)

so quality is different when the need and the point of view vary

if many basic readers buy a basic book, it means that the book has some quality (for them)

if many critics praise some other book...


my point: quality is never abstract
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