It's a matter of life or death.

[Lizzie]

I have noticed that when I read a book or play a game ect. it is so important that you win/the character succeeds.

For example, I have goosebumps books, and one that I have is called "Scare yourself" or something like that, so you decide what happens. You can either end up escaping this fair, or dieing in it...delightful, I know.

When it aske's you to make decisions in the book, you discover that it is a matter of life or death that you do not die in the book.

i.e. It asks you wether to take the blue card or the red card. So you sit there deciding for about 5 minutes because you don;t what to make the wrong decision, and die. We all know that when your in that situation, you can always turn back a page and go the other route, but when your there, it's not that easy.

You feel like you are littrally, in the story. THAT is what makes a good book.

So, what do you guys think?

(This also happened on runescape. It was more than just a game a few years ago.)

[Joker]

I get ya. The best writing is the stuff that induces an emotional reaction. If the villain is truly horrible, or the main character is heart-breakingly awesome it gets really important for them to die or not die. The first time I read the Lord of the Rings, I got really depressed when Gandalf died. Same with Boromir.

[Lizzie]

Heres a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_the_Carnival_of_Horrors

[Joker]

Admittedly, I've never liked R.L. Stine's books. Each to their own. I agree with the point you were making though.

[random_writer]

Jeez. It sucks when the main character dies. Prime Example: "Naughts and Crosses" by Malorie Blackman.

[kitkat]

I like the books where the main character dies, it adds a twist to the book so it not like. O yay Bob defeated the demon master and lived , yay, amazing, and GUESS WHAT he lived happly ever after. Thats why I like R.L. Stine's work.

EDIT: O HAY, Ive read one of thouse books. I think I ended up traped in the haunted house, in a never ending hallway. O_o

[Simmi]

I have noticed that when I read a book or play a game ect. it is so important that you win/the character succeeds.

For example, I have goosebumps books, and one that I have is called "Scare yourself" or something like that, so you decide what happens. You can either end up escaping this fair, or dieing in it...delightful, I know.

When it aske's you to make decisions in the book, you discover that it is a matter of life or death that you do not die in the book.

i.e. It asks you wether to take the blue card or the red card. So you sit there deciding for about 5 minutes because you don;t what to make the wrong decision, and die. We all know that when your in that situation, you can always turn back a page and go the other route, but when your there, it's not that easy.

You feel like you are littrally, in the story. THAT is what makes a good book.

So, what do you guys think?

(This also happened on runescape. It was more than just a game a few years ago.)

I agree with you completly. Every good book I've read has given me somewhat of an emotional attatchment.

I get ya. The best writing is the stuff that induces an emotional reaction. If the villain is truly horrible, or the main character is heart-breakingly awesome it gets really important for them to die or not die. The first time I read the Lord of the Rings, I got really depressed when Gandalf died. Same with Boromir.

I've never read Lord of the Rings but the two series that have given me an emotional attatchment are Harry Potter and Maximim Ride. James Patterson and J.K. Rowling are phenomanal(sp) writers. I hope I can write like that one day... -goes off into fantasy land-

[Lizzie]

-Joins Simmi in fantasy land-