A Goodreads user asked J. Lynn Else:

For you, what makes a character worth reading?

J. Lynn Else This goes along with the last question I answered: I find listening to be very important.

I'm currently reading a book where the main character never listens to anyone and keeps trying to do things her own way (despite the fact she's been thrown into an ancient world via an accident). After the fact, she thinks the person giving her advice may have been right, "but I'm right too!" she counters in her head, justifying herself. Its really frustrating because this situation keeps happening over and over!

I like plot lines that move along through character actions but also through their growth via the relationships they have with others around them. Yeah, they can go their own way, but they also need to digest the information around them and be adaptable. Solely self-reliant characters are not interesting reads for me.

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