Thread: Do you need to "connect" to a story and/or characters?
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Old 02-12-2023, 11:35 PM   #73
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And, though it seems strange even to me, I can experience that tension even if I've read the book several times and so already know how it comes out. In a well written book the story is happening for me all over again and the real-world and its memories can just take a seat out in the waiting room for a while.

I think this is why I regard The Count of Monte Cristo as a remarkable book. I've read it 3 times and each time I was gripped, despite obviously knowing exactly how everything panned out after the first read. To do that over 1200+ pages is quite the achievement, imo
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