[Grammar] I want to read "more" interesting stories.

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Hello, native speakers.
I have a question.
If I would like to express "I want to read stories which are more interesting than the ones I just did", how can I express myself?
Can "I want to read more interesting stories" convey my true thought?
Or in what else way can I express myself if I want to use adjective only instead of relative clause?
By the way, does "I want to read a more interesting story" sound weird to you?
(a more ineteresting noun)
 
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A story that is interesting to a person may not be so to another. Every story is different, so it is rather subjective to compare how interesting stories are. How do you compare an apple and an orange?

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'I want to read stories more interesting than those I just read.'

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A story that is interesting to a person may not be so to another. Every story is different, so it is rather subjective to compare how interesting stories are. How do you compare an apple and an orange?

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Thanks, tedmc.
Let me rewrite the situation.
For instance, LINE just launched a new function that changes words into stickers. For example, smile into :).
This function makes our chats with others more interesting.
So, LINE launched a new feature which enables users to "have more interesting chats."
In this situation, what do you think?
 
That may be more interesting to those who like stickers but not those who like to use words.

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Thanks, guys, but I am not here to debate. LOL I just really want to clear up my confusion. Thank you for your answer above!
 
"I want to read more interesting stories" is ambiguous. It could mean "I have read interesting stories and I would like to continue reading interesting stories" or it could mean "I have read some stories and I would now like to read some stories which are more interesting than the stories I previously read".
 
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greatwindowsss did not answer any questions but copied what I already wrote and then posted an advertising link, which was subsequently deleted by bhaisahab.

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So, LINE launched a new feature which enables users to "have more interesting chats."
In this situation, what do you think?

It works fine and is the sort of thing the makers would say, though Matthew has a point.

I wouldn't call things like ;-) stickers- I would use something like smiley or emoticon.
 
That's even better! :up:
 
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