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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
What counts most when you're reflecting on how good a book is? How you felt while you were reading it, or what it looks like in hindsight with the ending in mind?
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I'm not sure how to explain it properly, but I'd have to say looking back is what counts the most (at least for me). The best books I've read have had me feeling undecided or unsure of my feelings for story, and then once I've finished it and had time to digest the entire thing, I'll wake up a few days later feeling completely different. It always hits much later, like an revelation. Like "Wow, why didn't I see how amazing that story was then? How could I have missed the importance of so-and-so's message, or this twist, or that turn?" Or what have you.
I guess it doesn't have so much to do with the ending itself, but just comprehending every bit of the story and building an appreciation for it after being able to ponder it for a while, as a whole.
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