Thread: Please give a writer harder to put down than Dan Brown
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Old 09-04-2009, 12:12 PM   #118
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Originally Posted by ahi View Post
A good book should be 1) interesting enough to compel the reader to continue reading, 2) plainly enough written that the reader understands, and ideally 3) elegantly/cleverly enough phrased so as to provide what I would describe as "a literary experience"... a sort of "delight at clever words and lovely and pleasantly varied expressions".
That seems to set the bar pretty low. What about growing in wisdom and virtue? Seeking what is true and good? Awakening and encouraging thoughtful reflection about "weighty human concerns"?
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