What do you look for in a book?

Question

I've recently started writing a mystery book and I just need some more help on where to go. What do you think really makes a book good?

Answer 1

Suspense and foreshadowing. Giving the reader enough suspense to keep the pages turning, but providing enoug detail to keep them guessing and speculating. Keep the plot moving and give vivid narratives.

Answer 2

Characterization. Does the story have characters (persons, people) that are drawn so well that the reader cares about them? Do the characters "come alive" on the page? What good is a character if the reader does not care about (him) or what happens to (him)?

I suggest that you read three good mystery stories by Umberto Eco: "The Name of the Rose," "Foucault's Pendulum," and "The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna." Next I suggest that you read one bad mystery story by Umbertio Eco, "The Island of the Day Before."

Answer 3

In a mystery book look for suspense and murder or disappearance and after so many years of looking for him/her they start to give up and then someone sees her or she comes back and then a different person related to the other one disappears or is murdered and when they come back they are acting all weird and strange

Answer 4

Well you want to spend your time at the book store and read the backs of a lot of books.. thats what i do and i always get a book that will have me wanting to change the page to see what is going to happen next! :) so make sure to get a book that you will not want to put down to watch t.v ..lol

Answer 5

Interesting characters,suspense,plot twists.I like a book that keeps me thinking all the way to the end and surprised at the conclusion.

Answer 6

i always enjoy books when they have correctors that the readers can relate to well ,

Answer 7

interesting, not obvious of what is going to happen, adventurous, neat characters