Reading a book to me is not something to just to take me away from life and help me relax. I search for the stories I can find myself in watching the action unfold in front of me like a well done movie. If I can see the pages, feel the pages, and smell the pages but they aren't really in my hands, then I know I've picked up a story that will give me the thrill of seeing into another's mind and world. (If the time is given to think about that explanation of a book...I'm people watching through pages. Odd concept.)