attend to word choice
read slower
interpret atypical events as metaphor/insanity rather than real
pay less attention to plot
pay less attention to style
attend to cast
attend to character motivation
assume events are wholly non-supernatural & can be explained by mundane paradigms
suspend expectation of full explanation of crime until finale
attend to cadence of sentences
attend to rhyme scheme
ignore apparent incongruities (ie a sentient onion talking to a lamb on wheels)
largely ignore plot
drop expectation of conflict
Reading the same scene with different genre expectations produces *radically* different interpretations.
In children's literature, he's her neighbour
In litfic, she's psychotic because of historical trauma
In SF, he's part of an uplifted servitor class poised to revolt
In Fantasy, he's her neighbour