It's what the reader thinks that counts.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Most writers I know go for word counts, and I used to be a journalist, so I guess that's ingrained.
I think what matters most in literary work is the context, not the text.
A reader should encounter themselves in a novel, I think.
The extent to which all people in our society are made to count, and believe that they count, is not just a measure of decency; it makes sound economic sense.
I never think of the reader. I am curious about things; I need to find out, so off I go.
I'm not that big of a reader, to be honest.
I think people have a tendency to read into more than there is.
Dear though the reader might be, I'd be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.
There's so much more to a book than just the reading.
It's the story that counts.