Stories make sense of the world, and our
place in it: Will Storr’s thought-provoking
book looks at our relationship with tales- whether they be taken from myths,
modern novels, poems or movies. With
the help of science, neuroscience and
psychology, he explains what draws us in,
and how we can use these findings to
inform our own storytelling. His
conclusion is that it’s all more about
characterthanplot,andexplainshow
devices such as introducing a f lawed
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from a character’s inner attributes are key
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