Thread: Do you need to "connect" to a story and/or characters?
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Old 02-16-2023, 10:42 AM   #80
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Originally Posted by 4691mls View Post
And if you do, what does that mean to you?

On Goodreads I often see people complain they couldn't connect to the characters or story. I'm not even sure what that means.

Does "connect" mean the reader felt they had something in common with the main character? Does it mean that the story had some kind of personal significance for the reader?
Depends what it means.
I don't have to "like" the characters but I don't want them to appear too unrealistic, dopey, or poorly written.
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