Louise Doughty, the author of Apple Tree Yard, had a great essay at NPR Books today, about why murder mysteries appeal to readers so much. (You can read it here.)
"It's the very awfulness of this crime that makes reading about it feel so...cozy," she says.
Do you like reading mysteries? If so, why do you think that something that would likely horrify you in real life makes for such a great read?
"It's the very awfulness of this crime that makes reading about it feel so...cozy," she says.
Do you like reading mysteries? If so, why do you think that something that would likely horrify you in real life makes for such a great read?