E. E. Knight posted a great quote on his blog, which I am going to re-post here.
“Still, there’s nothing wrong with genre pictures, as long as both you and the audience get the ending you want, but not the ending you expect.” — David Kahane
While the quote is specifically about movies, it applies equally well to genre fiction. I would add that a similar statement to the effect that the reader should get a plot and characters they want, but not necessarily the plot and characters they expect.
So, does anyone have anything else they like to get out of a good (genre) read?
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