On compromise

[Anonymous No.11219407]

Would you agree that genre fiction is usually interesting but banal, while literary fiction is usually boring but cerebral?

To give some examples:
"Swann's Way" was one of the most beautiful things I had seen, but the plot itself was actually kinda boring.
"Stoner" was a poignant book for me as I'm an academic, but the MC was pretty aimless at times, and the story was not exactly a page-turner.
"The Magicians" was full of emotional twists and turns, and the story was somewhat meaningful, but I think I just hated the characters in the end and didn't wish for more.
"The Three Musketeers" gave me characters I could care about, going on a jolly adventure with good vibes, though I couldn't say if it ever had any meanings, and the ending was lackluster.
<Insert techy scifi novels with thought-provoking ideas but clunky prose filled with jargon>

Sometimes I wonder how nice it would be if literary writers could give us an interesting plot and characters we could care about, or if genre writers would try to make their books meaningful and write more beautiful prose. Can you think of books that are a good compromise between them?

[Anonymous No.11219413]

boring FOR YOU

[Anonymous No.11219419]

>>11219407
>reading for the plot
just go full fantastic fiction and read calvino and the like

[Anonymous No.11219426]

>>11219407
If you don't like reading then just find another hobby. We don't need you.

[Anonymous No.11219439]

>>11219426
>give a whole list of read books
>don't like reading
Perfect deduction, pepe.