I agrre with you, too, that many readers aren't especially interested in characterization.
Oh, don't think I said that, Carol. Certainly, that's not what I meant.
Sorry you misinterpreted my meaning there.
I would say that not all readers view characterisation in the exact same way. What one reader will see as OOC another will see as perfectly in character. But I doubt many don't care about it.
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