tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339341627655003640.post2424247886097525286..comments2024-02-28T12:16:32.546+01:00Comments on Helena Schrader's Historical Fiction: Literature vs Best Sellers Helena P. Schraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339341627655003640.post-9727106408446480052016-06-04T16:33:13.404+02:002016-06-04T16:33:13.404+02:00To me, beauty shall ever remain the preview of the...To me, beauty shall ever remain the preview of the "beholder."<br /><br />"“Character and character development” were the two most important features that this PhD-candidate identified as the basis of great literature." That's an opinion . . . his.<br /><br />Take movies; I've liked everything that Siskel and Ebert hated and hated nearly everything they liked. Take art; had I Bill Gates' money, I still wouldn't but the Mona Lisa.<br /><br />As a reader, I care not whether a book sells well, only whether or not I enjoy it. For myself, I do like character development. I like to bond with the protagonist . . . but that doesn't mean I'm going to enjoy that particular book.<br /><br />"Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" applies to everything.<br />Mystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.com