Jack reacher book series12/1/2023 ![]() The test doesn’t apply only to genre fiction, and it’s also the case that the point of maximum unlikeliness can be one of the best things about a fictional world. Mine is something that I call the Superman test: Is what I’m being asked to believe less likely than the character’s being able to fly? The question is not “Is it good?” but “Is this for me?” Most readers have their own standards for how much implausibility they can handle. ![]() This isn’t the same thing as aesthetic judgment-deciding whether a book is good as a work of art. ![]() The Jack Reacher novels deftly ground wish fulfillment in earthbound detail.
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