Comments - Why Mysteries? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T10:51:57Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A52625&xn_auth=noFor me, much of the appeal is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-05:537324:Comment:528082007-07-05T21:28:25.461ZDoug Woodhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DougWood
For me, much of the appeal is that there is a dramatic situation with real closure. Not to sound too cosmic about this, but mainstream fiction usually leaves me cold because the characters encounter "raised" problems, like "why did he leave me", "why am I not satisfied", and so on. Resolution is not guaranteed, even if the characters find coping skills. Murder/Crime fiction usually involves "encountered" problems that the character MUST attempt to resolve, even though they may not have caused…
For me, much of the appeal is that there is a dramatic situation with real closure. Not to sound too cosmic about this, but mainstream fiction usually leaves me cold because the characters encounter "raised" problems, like "why did he leave me", "why am I not satisfied", and so on. Resolution is not guaranteed, even if the characters find coping skills. Murder/Crime fiction usually involves "encountered" problems that the character MUST attempt to resolve, even though they may not have caused the problem. Someone is threatening them, or stole their money, or their actual job is to investigate. And there is always a solution, whether it is a comfortable one or not. All that in *addition* to any "raised" problems they have as characters.