The contemporary adult fiction books are a compilation of fiction books based on the topics like horror or romance or science or war. By the name we can understand that these books are meant for the mature readers. Contemporary adult fictions have an essence of emotions, romanticism, fantasy and horror in them. In these books there is an adult protagonist. The books are meant for people of ages 18 and above.
Characteristics of contemporary adult fiction books
The contemporary adult fiction books vary from one another in their content but are generally characterized by certain features. They are
- the language used in the book is meant for the mature readers
- usually there are few or no illustrations
- the font size is small
- the subject matter is quite serious
- some books deal with certain sensual or sensitive issues
Elements of contemporary adult fiction books
All the contemporary adult fiction books have some standard elements though they differ widely in their content or subject matter. The elements are:
- character: a participant in the story, usually a person
- antagonist: the character that stands in opposition to the protagonist
- conflict: a character or problem with which the protagonist must contend
- climax: the story's highest point of tension or drama
- plot: a related series of events revealed in narrative
- protagonist: the central character of a story
- scene: a piece of the story showing the action of one event
- setting: the locale and time of the story
- structure: the organization of story elements
- subplot: a plot that is part of another plot
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