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Hi guys! What is the most important for you in a book? Character or plot if you had to choose one? This is such a difficult question for me!

plot

characters cause what if its like a slice of life book or something more mundane those books kinda rely on good characters. besides I've seen a lot of media where the plot is kinda shitty but the characters were amazingly well written.

Characters

I generally prefer character-driven fiction. But, it depends, like I've always liked both Agatha Christie's and Sidney Sheldon's books, and their books are usually plot-driven.

By the way, I've sometimes performed this test in my head: if I can replace the characters in a book with new ones, and it mostly reads the same, that book is probably plot-driven; if I can replace the plot in a book with a new one, and it mostly reads the same, that book is probably character-driven.

definitely characters because it keeps me interested and invested in the story but if it's a plot-centered book with good characters but bad plot then i prolly won't read it

PLOT! Plot makes a character, its shapes who they are without a plot there is no character just a person. And a character without a plot is like a character without a life… soo I pick plot

characters for me. i love me a good plot but my reason for reading is finding a bit of company and comfort in knowing that the way that i am is okay.. mental health struggles, a colder personality, and personal issues—although plot shapes the character, im at a point in my life where im struggling w who i am as an aftermath of some events.

Characters because I like to know what the characters are thinking. I need to feel the characters!

Characters

Characters... I think a subpar plot can be excused if the characters are written properly...

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Ohhh this is a good one. I'd say plot.

Most of the time the characters drive the plot. Without the characters the book is just lifeless and I live for the emotion of the book.

I love a good plot, that makes it a story worth reading. If the author can add a lovable character, even better.

Emotional characters that enhance a plot

I can get attached to characters. I cannot get attached to a bad plot.

Plot. Always the plot for me. :)

I think that both are REALLY important because if you don't have a good plot then the story is boring. Same goes for the characters. Sorry if I actually had to choose only one😶

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Plot?
Or characters?
For the vast majority of novels, characters are the plot, and the plot is the characters.
The plot is the tool that exposes the true nature of the characters; the author designs the plot simply to let readers know what kind of people the characters are.