[Rich_D]

Originally Posted by Ea

Perhaps that's why I'm becoming more and more sensitive to the quality of the prose because I actually notice the writing as well as the story. I think you guys who want to lose yourself in visualising, you're missing out. I, one the other hand, can just put a film in my DVD player

To me, they go hand in hand. A poorly written book will lose me as quickly as a book with a poor story line. An excellence in one aspect can make up for the shortcomings of another, but either prose or plot can kill a book for me. It's also one of the reasons I enjoy a well produced audobook. A favorite example I use is Will Patton reading one of James Lee Burke's Robichauex books. His reading will transport you to the bayou better than any movie could.