Books That Should Have Been Shorter

Ever finish a book and say: “Wow, that was a great/good/okay book but golly (yes I said golly) did it have to be so long?" You are not alone. Tell us your opinion of the book(s) which could have thrived with less “embellishments”.

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1	The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) by Jean M. Auel 4.08 avg rating — 250,756 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 839,176 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 442,324 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.84 avg rating — 221,529 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 3.62 avg rating — 29,245 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) by Jean M. Auel 4.01 avg rating — 84,105 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 950,019 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children #3) by Jean M. Auel 3.93 avg rating — 67,750 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Hunger (Gone, #2) by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 81,823 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars