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Originally Posted by hildea
Well, I like that kind of stories too. Maybe not pure action stories, but stories where the plot (ie. the events, who is doing what and why) is important. Martha Wells' Murderbot diaries are good examples of action oriented stories which I feel are solidly in the middle of the science fiction genre. |
I loved Murderbot. I made myself an omnibus edition of the whole series and read it straight through.
Personally, I don't have to like the characters in the conventional sense. If they're too nice, I'll grow bored. Note this only goes for fiction, not real life. In real life I'd probably avoid most fictional characters like the plague. But to be able to finish a book, I must be interested in its characters, not merely like them. If I'm bored with the characters, then either the story and the world must be incredibly good instead or I'll just yawn and toss the book in question.