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I tend to be a reverse snob about so-called literary fiction. I think of it as too often plotless and pointless, more concerned about language and character studies than about story. I want a story! I want a plot!
This is why I like mysteries and suspense. The stories follow a predictable, satisfying arc, in which a chaotic situation is revealed, then eventually resolved, and order is restored, however temporarily.
I don't generally pay attention to publishers' labels except when I'm hesitating over a title--the label might push me one way or the other.
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