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I don't know any text for evaluating a book, but I know that reading books/blogs/how tos about writing good books have helped me understand what bothers me about a book I read.
The different tenses and the point of view a book can be written from, all have their own merits and problems. Handling them correctly is not an easy task.
Things that usually bother me a lot:
- Breaking of the rule "Show, don't tell"
- A narrator that jumps around heads inside a scene
- Dialog that tries to make sure I know who is talking by using the names all the time.
There are others that feel off somehow, but normally I have to think more about them to see what it is.
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