12-29-2017, 10:43 PM
After having read some "duds" as I call them, I thought it might be good for others to know why I rate some books poorly. I'm sure everyone has their own ideas about what makes for a good book vs a bad one, so I would also appreciate feedback from others. This helps me to understand why some readers like one book and give it a thumbs up while others may give it a thumbs down.
Here are my elements of a bad Gothic:
1. third-grade reading level
2. 2-D characters
3. heroine falls in love with hero within the first 10 pages
4. loose ends not tied up
5. melodrama
6. poor dialogue
7. inconsistencies - the author forgot events in their own book
8. no suspense, no sense of danger
9. no logic
There may be more and I will have to add to this list as they come up.
Here are my elements of a bad Gothic:
1. third-grade reading level
2. 2-D characters
3. heroine falls in love with hero within the first 10 pages
4. loose ends not tied up
5. melodrama
6. poor dialogue
7. inconsistencies - the author forgot events in their own book
8. no suspense, no sense of danger
9. no logic
There may be more and I will have to add to this list as they come up.
