Explanation - invariably I will read a fantastic book, beautifully written with a sweeping or moving story that is profoundly impactful…and some amateur reviewer will have written, “That book is so boring! Blah, blah, blah, nothing exciting ever happens!” 🙄
When I read these, I often pause to try to imagine what sort of book those reviewers WOULD like, lol. No doubt its probably an elitist, pompous exercise…but its fun imagining for a moment a book filled with non-stop, over the top action, gory or imaginative deaths by the dozens, torrid romantic liasons, CIA and KGB and SS agents around every corner, etc. Ive been tempted to write that book, tongue in cheek, just so those reviewers would have something to be happy about.
Then I thought…maybe someone has already done this? Intentionally written a book so egregiously over-the-top that even those action-aholics might be tempted to say, “too fast, and too much excitement…” in their reviews?
Probably not written for your stated intent, and while sometimes full of romances and brief exciting events, most of E.M. Forster’s books have no plot and absolutely nothing of any consequence happens.
His books are not about events or plots. They are about people, class contrasts, and a bit of hypocrisy. He definitely had points to make.
I watched several of the movies made from his books, and on first viewing when I was very young, I couldn’t figure them out, they were unmemorable and made no sense. On second viewing, when older, and having read about what he was trying to do, they made a lot more sense and he practically hits you over the head with his points.