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What elements are, in your opinion, necessary to make a good book? (literature.cafe)
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Is it interesting characters? Or believable motivations? Maybe writing style? Is the world building?

And how likely are you to enjoy a book that doesn’t fit your own criteria?

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[–] Andjhostet@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Prose, themes, character arcs, plot are the essential building blocks of a novel.

All 4 of these are important for a book to be a masterpiece, with plot being the least important.