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Hello everyone,
I just posted a thread like this in the SF/Fantasy board. I also enjoy reading mysteries and thrillers and am curious if any here would like to do this:
I’m assuming that everyone here reads mystery/thriller books – both for pleasure and research. I don’t know about anyone else but I’m constantly on the prowl for good mystery authors.
There are certain characteristics that make a good mystery/thriller. A competent and dedicated protagonist, an intriguing setting, and of course a compelling antagonist. Plus so much more!
Anyways, I was thinking we start a thread of good books that are either well-written or different or stand out in some way or you would recommend and why. From either a reader’s standpoint or a writer’s.
Books that are a pleasure to read, are gripping and are able to make you a faithful reader of a series, are innovative in some way, successfully go beyond or enhance the genre cliches, norms etc.
Books that are good examples of writing skill, plot, characterization or storytelling in the genre.
It’d be good if everyone who gives input also explains why they recommended such and such a book or author, so everyone knows what and why and can decide accordingly whether they want to check it out or not.
Not generic terms like: I really liked it - c’mon we’re writers here and are supposed to be able to express oursleves, or ideas and our feelings.
Tell us what about this book made you post about it. The character? The author’s style? The premise?
What about this author’s dream has made you a willing member of it?
I’d also like a thread where we could discuss certain books that have been read. From a writer’s and a reader’s viewpoint. Dissect and examine the inner workings of successful books in the genre. See what makes ‘em tick and why or why not we each felt it worked or didn’t.
I think it’d be especially beneficial if we focused on newer works since they more accurately reflect the face of publishing today.
SPOILER posts would be identified so as not to ruin the reading pleasure of any who have not yet read the mentioned books.
What do you think? Is this something other’s here would be interested in? I’d like to hear the opinions from others who frequent this board and the mods also.
I just posted a thread like this in the SF/Fantasy board. I also enjoy reading mysteries and thrillers and am curious if any here would like to do this:
I’m assuming that everyone here reads mystery/thriller books – both for pleasure and research. I don’t know about anyone else but I’m constantly on the prowl for good mystery authors.
There are certain characteristics that make a good mystery/thriller. A competent and dedicated protagonist, an intriguing setting, and of course a compelling antagonist. Plus so much more!
Anyways, I was thinking we start a thread of good books that are either well-written or different or stand out in some way or you would recommend and why. From either a reader’s standpoint or a writer’s.
Books that are a pleasure to read, are gripping and are able to make you a faithful reader of a series, are innovative in some way, successfully go beyond or enhance the genre cliches, norms etc.
Books that are good examples of writing skill, plot, characterization or storytelling in the genre.
It’d be good if everyone who gives input also explains why they recommended such and such a book or author, so everyone knows what and why and can decide accordingly whether they want to check it out or not.
Not generic terms like: I really liked it - c’mon we’re writers here and are supposed to be able to express oursleves, or ideas and our feelings.
Tell us what about this book made you post about it. The character? The author’s style? The premise?
What about this author’s dream has made you a willing member of it?
I’d also like a thread where we could discuss certain books that have been read. From a writer’s and a reader’s viewpoint. Dissect and examine the inner workings of successful books in the genre. See what makes ‘em tick and why or why not we each felt it worked or didn’t.
I think it’d be especially beneficial if we focused on newer works since they more accurately reflect the face of publishing today.
SPOILER posts would be identified so as not to ruin the reading pleasure of any who have not yet read the mentioned books.
What do you think? Is this something other’s here would be interested in? I’d like to hear the opinions from others who frequent this board and the mods also.