Scifi is probably the only genre of literature where even the badly written story can be interesting. Sometimes the novel idea can carry even the most boring story through. I mean I do read pure scientific articles too and those aren't actually known for their thrilling plot twists.
The idea is really important though. I might be more forgiving on the writing itself than for a promising idea that doesn't hold up to the end.
It doesn't work the other way around. I might get bored on stories that, no matter how well written, don't offer anything new and interesting. I just don't find those worth reading. But add s little bit of speculative technology to the mix and I'm immediately hooked.
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