I read a Dan Brown book once. I can’t recall which book it was, or any of the details about it, or even when I read it - but I remember it was the biggest “page turner” I’ve ever read. I don’t think there is any book I’ve read faster.
I used to look down on pop music. But then I realized how hard it actually is to write a catchy hit song.
Surely writing a book that people find so engaging that they can’t put it down must also require talent.
I've read all the twilight books. Not because they were good, not because I was engaged the entire time, but for the simple fact that I wanted to know how it would end.
Why not just read the last chapter?
Because I wanted the ending to make sense, and the series kept throwing in new characters to cover up its faults, like how Christopher Nolan throws an entire orchestra to cover up lack of drama or meaningful dialogue.
Sometimes you just know you're in for a bad time, but the starting premise is interesting enough for you to want to know how it all wraps up.
I read the Da Vinci Code very quickly and I enjoyed it. But a different kind of enjoyment, I realized afterwards I basically just read a movie. Very little internal monologue, or some other kind of description that other novels would have, something like that, was a long time ago.
I used to look down on pop music. But then I realized how hard it actually is to write a catchy hit song.
Surely writing a book that people find so engaging that they can’t put it down must also require talent.