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Does the length of a book bother you?
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Mar 22, 2024 03:40AM
No, not at all. I still manage to read 4 or 5 books with more than 600 pages per month.
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Personally, length only bothers me when it's unjustified.For example, if a book is really long and feels like the writer unnecessarily stretched it out, I don't like it. Similarly, if a book should have been longer but wasn't, I dislike that, too. A good example of the latter is All American Boys, which just arbitrarily ended before anything was resolved. I didn't even like the book overall, but I would have appreciated an actual conclusion to anything.
It does. Everything over 300-400 is no no for me. (unless is a recommendation from trustworthy people)
Yes it does if the book is more than 500 and above pages... Ughhhh
Not at all, sometimes I don’t want it end.
yes, if it's too short and doesn't give enough of an explanation or if it's too long and repeats itself unnecessarily. I enjoy my books to be well written, and I think the length of the story is part of the editing process.
sometimes just knowing how long it is makes me less excited to finish, but if i take my time to enjoy the story, I tend to not care
I am often thankful for repetitions, especially in very long books with 600+ pages, because the older you get, the harder it is to memorize all the names. So if the author writes twice or three times that Brian is the son of the protagonist's best friend, I don't consider this a repetition.I tend to create bookmarks with all the names mentioned in the novel and write down how they are related to each other.
Now at my age I prefer books about a handful of people (or wilderness books, autobiographies).
Kira wrote: "As someone with some experience editing, I tend to notice unnecessary passages, especially in very long books. Excessive description, exposition, repetition, author intrusion with sermons or opinio..."I stop a book when it's boring. That's why I've read more than 5.000 books in my life time (and over the past 20+ years I've reread hundreds of my own books due to the fact that neither American nor German publishers publish interesting novels anymore, it's all SciFi, fantasy or Dystopian).
Depends. And long chapters are a big NOPE.
I hate one page chapters - such a waste of paper. Chapters with 10 to 20 pages are ideal for me. I can read it, before I fall asleep.
Sometimes, I want to read bigger books (atleast 350-400) but I normally chose books that I have interest me, and this year its alot of short books...I dont like when the year ends and My average number of pages is less than 300.
I’ve been trying to read “A Day of Fallen Night” and the writing is kind of small plus the book is huge. I usually am only able to read a couple pages a week and then it puts me in a slump. So I guess the answer is yes XD
It determines when I pick up the book.
it definitely does. sometimes i don't want to read more than a 300 paged book, and sometimes i want to read a 6 book long seires with all of the books being over 400 pages.
I read some great books that were 600+ pages, and the flowed perfectly!
My biggest issue is, A 600+ page book that is 5 chapters. LOL
I read Anna Karenina in under 2 weeks, try to focus on the plot more. If the book is actually good then even 900 pages will not be enough.
No, but with the caveat that its has to earn it length. I will read a 1000+ page book that needs that length to tell its story to completion, and makes it engaging along the way (builds up character narratives and arcs) and grows and changes them. Where one scene leads to the next like dominos falling. But what I don't like is a book of that size where they are just stringing along random scenes with no correlation to anything to pad the pages.
I don't mind long books. I've read some fantasy chunkers that are 1200+ pages. I was not intimidated, but I also don't want to be reading a book that long all the time. I prefer 500 pages or under.
yes, definitely. but it depends on what kind of book it is. cant be out here reading 700 pages of some romcom lol
The only time it does is when the book is short and written well, then I’m just greedy for more.
as long as it is worth that amount of pages, if it’s dragged on more than it needs to be then i don’t like it
Yes. I look at it and think. hmmmm do I have time and energy to start and finish this. I Dont want to start it if I'm thinking I don't habe the tome for a bog book. I will look at the reviews and decide what to do then.
Depends on the book. I just checked out The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne from the library. That fat book is sitting on my dresser just looking at me
I don't have a lot of time to actually read, busy working mom, so I listen to audio books ALL THE TIME. For me, I prefer longer books and series
The length of the book doesn't bother me at all.
Depends on the book. I’ve read books with over 900 pages and never got bored.
So the series I'm reading I definitely put off because it's over 500 each and multiple books. Now that I'm reading it I regret putting it off because damn its so good I'm going through the books in 1 or 2 days despite it being 600+ pages long.
Only when the book runs on and on with repetitious dialogue (I'm looking at my current K. Ashley read), or filler descriptions, even unnecessary characters - then I mind.
it can definitely be more discouraging if a book is longer
Yes. I either unconsciously or okay maybe consciously shy away from really long books, defined as 700 pages or more. My reading time is limited to a few hours a night. Earlier in my life of more solitary days and nights I would not have even looked at the length of the book if my curiosity and interest were piqued.
no, as long as it is a good story and keeps my interest.
Normally no, but the length of the chapter does. I hate long chapters , makes the book feel eternal.
Yes but if I read it a bit and I like it, I know I will finish the really long books in like two days
not at all! I always prefer looonnngg books!!
I actually like it that different books have different lengths. It says a lot about the topic, the author, and basically everything.
The only time the length of a book bothers me is when it interferes with the storytelling. Some books’ lengths don’t justify the length, whereas some books could use some additional length to explain things a bit better :) It’s also nice to sometimes have light, quick reads, opposed to thicc books that are time sinks :)
no, but the length of the chapters do
