About the historical stuff....actually, there are readers who like that sort of educational stuff strung into a story. They don't care if the story gets put on hold for a bit. My husband is one of those. He positively loves it! The more they pile on, the better. And I know another lady as well who says those are the only kinds of books she likes to read. She works in the back office of Penguin now and previously for Random House, so she gets a lot of books and these are always the ones she pushes to other people.
My husband and this woman aren't alone on this either. I've heard others say something of the same thing on the subject. It's relative. It may stop the action dead for some. Others think it's what makes the book good, that they've come away with more than a story, they've gotten an education. Maybe it's the way their own minds work and they enjoy reading a story in the same style. Or maybe they suspect reading without learning is a waste of time. Or that it's a substitute for taking a class in history or whatever. I don't know. But readers like more than one style fits all.
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Date: 2005-05-03 02:11 pm (UTC)My husband and this woman aren't alone on this either. I've heard others say something of the same thing on the subject. It's relative. It may stop the action dead for some. Others think it's what makes the book good, that they've come away with more than a story, they've gotten an education. Maybe it's the way their own minds work and they enjoy reading a story in the same style. Or maybe they suspect reading without learning is a waste of time. Or that it's a substitute for taking a class in history or whatever. I don't know. But readers like more than one style fits all.