What different forms that a story can take and what they each offer to a discerning reader.

There are many forms of stories. There are narratives, compositions, morality tales, allegorical tales.....The discerning or experienced reader demands to be challenged intellectually and be entertained. Interpretive fiction can take many different forms and can be from different points of view. The key is that the author uses alot of indirect presentation to let the reader interpret aspects of character and plot.