[ OT ] Readers of /r/WritingPrompts . What 's more important to you while reading a story : Content , or Context ? Does layout , style or grammar affect your opinion ? Why ?

There is a balance point between content and context I'd think. 
 
 I do n't care much for Hemingway; his books read like mummy dust: dry. On the other hand, *Finnegans Wake* has so many multi-lingual puns and cultural references that it is almost impossible to thoroughly enjoy. 
 
 When it comes to sparser prose, I think *All Quiet on the Western Front* is just about the most perfect story, the bleakness of the war is apparent in the prose. I love it. 
 
 On the other end of the spectrum, and the end which most would agree I belong to, there is more competition. I really like S M Stirling's style, it's descriptive and colorful, and he can paint a fight scene very well without turning it into purple prose.
