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Old 02-28-2014, 07:09 AM   #15
Lin2412
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Originally Posted by Marcus365 View Post
That's how you know you've found a good book:

1). It draws emotion.

2). It has a lasting impact...the feeling stays with you.

It's harder to accomplish that with books. Books require more effort on the reader's part than anything. With movie's, music, plays, etc you don't have to use your imagination to paint the picture...they do most of the painting for you.
Agreed, Marcus. That's what I felt while reading TFIOS. Can't say for sure it's my favorite book of all time but it's right there on the list.
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