tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post4728432673080547858..comments2024-03-27T19:29:53.074-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Booking Through Thursday: StoriesLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-40837091602216604012023-05-20T19:55:00.994-07:002023-05-20T19:55:00.994-07:00It would have to be a fabulous story for me to be ...It would have to be a fabulous story for me to be okay with underdeveloped characters Harvee Lauhttp://bookdilettante.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-25636681409073284442008-09-01T07:12:00.000-07:002008-09-01T07:12:00.000-07:00Nat - Thank you! I really like the word "fabulavo...Nat - Thank you! I really like the word "fabulavore" too. :-)<BR/><BR/>C.B. James - I think you said it better than I did in your comment here. :-) Thank you.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-70176530400785219052008-08-30T17:33:00.000-07:002008-08-30T17:33:00.000-07:00I think you've hit the nail on the head. Story co...I think you've hit the nail on the head. Story counts, but not so much if it's all there is. Character, setting, etc. all are so intertwined with good writing that they become part of the story/plot.<BR/><BR/>Very well said.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46333164660187101262008-08-30T04:10:00.000-07:002008-08-30T04:10:00.000-07:00Fabulavore is a great word! I've always loved the...Fabulavore is a great word! I've always loved the wording of your profile. :)tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-36152291795530121612008-08-29T23:09:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:09:00.000-07:00Elizabeth - LOL I think a lot of people have wond...Elizabeth - LOL I think a lot of people have wondered, but only a couple have actually asked. :-)<BR/><BR/>Melody - Plot and characters definitely are important in the make up of a story, I agree.<BR/><BR/>Alice - Haha! I like my made up word too!<BR/><BR/>Chris - Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Carrie K - Most definitely.<BR/><BR/>Justareadingfool - I think you make a good point though, in your post, about our reasons for reading certain books not always being about what happens next. You've brought to mind some of the nonfiction books I have enjoyed over the years that definitely wouldn't fit the definition above and yet I think of them as stories just the same. At least a variation there of.<BR/><BR/>Florinda - You can definitely see my husband's influence in that intro. :-) <BR/><BR/>Trisha - Thank you! My husband said he'd love to see our "fabulavore" out there being used. :-)<BR/><BR/>Guatami - I finally share my secret about that word. Haha<BR/><BR/>Ruth - Momentology is great one! Stories can be defined in so many ways. And as you suggest, it really comes down to how the reader sees it.<BR/><BR/>Terri - I hope that someday it does make it into the dictionary. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-29734283565489983272008-08-29T15:37:00.000-07:002008-08-29T15:37:00.000-07:00I love that word -- fabulavore. It SHOULD be in th...I love that word -- fabulavore. It SHOULD be in the dictionary.Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-51223818089530623902008-08-29T10:30:00.000-07:002008-08-29T10:30:00.000-07:00I love made up words! The book I'm reading right n...I love made up words! The book I'm reading right now, <I>The Pink Forest</I> has some great ones, like <A HREF="http://www.danadorfman.com/" REL="nofollow">momentology</A> and femaleosophy. It's a great story of self discovery and has my requirements for a good story too... it makes me feel and lets me escape to another world for awhile. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996662643984783625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46649499276030199362008-08-29T05:11:00.000-07:002008-08-29T05:11:00.000-07:00Very interesting! I have always wondered about tha...Very interesting! I have always wondered about that word. I like what you say here!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2008/08/booking-through-stories.html" REL="nofollow">Booking through stories</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-49423483126564777222008-08-29T02:52:00.000-07:002008-08-29T02:52:00.000-07:00It's a great word that you should coin as your own...It's a great word that you should coin as your own. Also a great answer to this week's question. ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800486445283528676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-84818388403731157672008-08-28T21:07:00.000-07:002008-08-28T21:07:00.000-07:00"It is a combination of all of these things that m..."It is a combination of all of these things that make me want to know--and care--what happens next."<BR/><BR/>Exactly. My answer is similar. A plot without interesting characters won't fully engage me, and a great character without a story is just a sketch.<BR/><BR/>And I've always liked your own story in your bio :-).Florindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789402061034734894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-83047234274505052602008-08-28T21:00:00.000-07:002008-08-28T21:00:00.000-07:00Exactly. I couldn't have said it better myself...a...Exactly. I couldn't have said it better myself...and unfortunately, didn't in my response, done at the end of the day. :( Oh, well, I enjoyed your response and the new word "fabulavore."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-27831469835062503792008-08-28T20:44:00.000-07:002008-08-28T20:44:00.000-07:00Characters and story. Intertwined.Characters and story. Intertwined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-2264387862652822502008-08-28T19:31:00.000-07:002008-08-28T19:31:00.000-07:00Excellent answer!Excellent answer!Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-35031827828732752442008-08-28T19:22:00.000-07:002008-08-28T19:22:00.000-07:00Yes! You totally sum up the thoughts nicely. I've ...Yes! You totally sum up the thoughts nicely. <BR/><BR/>I've been doing some research about your word and this post finally confirms it. It's a fabulous made-up word, Wendy!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-72273130643001794932008-08-28T19:00:00.000-07:002008-08-28T19:00:00.000-07:00I love that word, it's so unique! ;)To me, a good ...I love that word, it's so unique! ;)<BR/><BR/>To me, a good story consists of a good plot as well as engaging characters. Good writing is a plus too, but if it doesn't but the story still interest me, then that's a good thing too. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-43623299653877811542008-08-28T18:24:00.000-07:002008-08-28T18:24:00.000-07:00Ha, I can remember when I first 'met' you trying t...Ha, I can remember when I first 'met' you trying to look up what fabulavore was and of course, getting no where. I had a good sense, but I had never heard the word before. <BR/>Thanks for the back story about it:)raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.com