The Perfect Book

[Northawke_rs]

lastapprentce

Alright, it looks like plot and characterization win so far. Now for another question, what type of character do you find yourself favoring most in a story. I always seem to favor the Sirius Black type for lack of a better example. Good guy that helps the main characters while still trying to act the responsible adult.

I like both the tormented and twisted characters who try to go against their nature and the plain weird characters. And I love evil characters, as long as they're sophisticated.  

[Chhaya Moon]

characters have to do it for me. If a writer doesn't take the time to think out and develop his characters well, the story just is not believable. Setting is imporant too, I love a detailed, setting. Like Tolkien, for example, in how detailed he is in his desriptions of the surroundings. It helps one understand the characters better if you also get a good understanding of the environment in whihc they live. If both of those components work out well, pretty much any plot goes for me.  

[xtraice4me]

As for characters go I'm a total sucker. I love the full out I'll-spare-my-life-for-yours good guys. I know...  

[Malnormalish]

i agree about the charcters. i love it when the author throws in a person you hate so much, but you end up liking for some odd reason. As for the plot, it has to carry you through the story without you having to say ,"Wait, what happened?".  

[Buki with a Beehive]

lastapprentce

Alright, it looks like plot and characterization win so far. Now for another question, what type of character do you find yourself favoring most in a story. I always seem to favor the Sirius Black type for lack of a better example. Good guy that helps the main characters while still trying to act the responsible adult.

I like the characters who, well... basically... keep you guessing. I don't like characters whos motive I can figure out in the first chapter, I like the ones who... in the end... I am totally like, "Woah, didn't see that one coming"... Which, by the way, would be like Dumbledore's character in the seventh book.. seemingly innocent and funny, turns out to be cunning and decietful.