Is it interesting characters? Or believable motivations? Maybe writing style? Is the world building?

And how likely are you to enjoy a book that doesn’t fit your own criteria?

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    The narrative has to make sense within the bounds of the books established rules. Partly why time travel fucks shit up so much.

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      In theory, there are ways to make time travel work, but it’s hard to make it interesting. I don’t think I’ve read any time travel book other than Well’s.

      What book did you particularly enjoy because of its following of its own rules? And the opposite: a book that doesn’t hold up to this standard?