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Old 09-16-2018, 02:52 AM   #16
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I don't agree with this. Something set in the "real world" needs to have some believability to it. Or he needed to include something to help us suspend our disbelief. Without that, it just fails. [...]
I can think of many books that are in no way believable from outside the story but are still enjoyable on one level or another while I'm reading. And I did enjoy this book from inside the story.

I think we risk over-generalising when we don't like a book - I do it as much as (or more than) the next person. When we are enjoying a book we are happy to forgive a lot, but when a book fails to get us in, the faults (and all books have them) stand out.
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