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Answer (Question 8) : There are many factors which make a book stand out. Originality is perhaps to me the most important thing. Book design has an important role initially (because this very much influences the reader to pick up the book in the first place). (eg. cover design, feel of the book, quality of paper and printing etc) After this though, it is really down to the reader's enjoyment of the story and illustrations, and whether or not these two artforms seem to work successfully together to communicate something unique. GREAT books often show you something new, and unique yet at the same time often feel uncannily familiar to you as well. Something which effects you and that you can definately relate to or feel engaged by. (This might be an emotion, an issue, the colours of the book, or it may not even be recognisable to you as to what it is). But I think it is the combination of something very new with something familiar which can make a book very lasting and successful I think. A good book takes you into a new world for a moment! Back to Frequently Asked Questions