What are the elements you most enjoy in any book?

This is a meaning of life question for me. I enjoy adventure and spine tingling suspense but what really makes a book shine for me is the interconnection of the characters.
The most important things in life are friends, family and shared times, even if it's merely sitting around the table laughing.
I want my books to test those relationships and prove them stronger than the hardships that try them. When I finish a book I want to feel uplifted. I want to feel that the story is a validation of the human experiment, that we are worthy as a species of having existence.
That Perfect Place