Christopher League's Bookshelf My Bookshelf Check out what I'm reading lately . I read both novels and non-fiction. Often I'll have bookmarks in one of each. The elements of fiction that I treasure most are character development and local color.
Plot is overrated.
I also like books to have some kind of epic quality to them, meaning that there are lots of deep characters that we get to know over long spans of time in numerous settings, vividly wrought. You might be surprised. No, what appeals to me, especially about The Witching Hour , is the intricate history behind the whole thing. It essentially takes place over five centuries on two continents. And yet despite such grand scope, it explores so many characters and settings in such glorious detail.