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When is a book too long?
Never, and it depends. I have read books over a 1000 pages that were not too long. A fantasy book that is 600 pages can feel short.
Then there are those 300 pages books that just feel too long. When there is nothing in them but fillers, when you feel it should have ended 50 pages ago. When author force a book to be longer.
It truly depends....
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Audiobooks you don't like can feel like that. With ebooks I can at least dnf early. With audio you just zone out 😂
ReplyDeleteLol, true, though I mostly dnf those cos of narrators
DeleteYep, a book is too long when the writing drags or fails to engage me.
ReplyDeleteOh yes
Delete"When author force a book to be longer."
ReplyDeleteGood take! I don't care for the page count, as long as I'm being entertained.
Some books are just so forced
DeleteYeah when you feel that it's too long...
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DeleteI think a book can definitely be too long, but like you said it depends. A 1000 page book can be the perfect length if not a single word is wasted, but an average length can also feel too long if it's mostly filler.
ReplyDeleteAnd you can spot those fillers so well
DeleteI agree. A fabulous book can never feel too long and a mediocre book with a lot of fluff can feel endless.
ReplyDeleteExactly
DeleteIf a book is really good, I don't care how long it is. I read Acheron and Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon and those are some huge books. But they were so good.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I have seen that they are huge
DeleteSo true! It depends on if you love the story or not.
ReplyDeleteYes always
DeleteYEP! That's exactly it!
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteA book is too long when I'm bored
ReplyDeleteAye
DeleteYep, I have had 1,000 pages fly by and have taken forever to get through shorter books. It's all in the story and the writing.
ReplyDeleteGood writing is everything
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