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Unpopular opinion: character-driven novels beat plot-heavy ones every time

I was in a book club debate last month about two popular thrillers. One had a super twisty plot but flat characters. The other was slower but had a protagonist I actually cared about. We argued for two hours and nobody budged. Has anyone else found that a great character makes up for a slow story?
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abby_henderson
Wait, I used to be all about fast plots. This changed my mind completely.
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leo_carr13
leo_carr1315d ago
Did you ever try reading a character study like "The Remains of the Day"?
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