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Hot take but I tend not to pick up books less than 300-400 pages, especially if it’s a standalone. Like how am I supposed to connect with the characters/world and care what happens to them in that short of time? Long books/series ftw
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Anonymous 1w

Although I guess this only applies to fantasy/sci fi, you don’t have to describe world building with the characters in like romance/realistic fiction books. But I only read sci fi/fantasy so I’m sticking with my opinion, tho I could’ve specified a little 🫠

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Anonymous 1w

I absolutely feel you there. Though, at the same time, I think that there is a certain art to saying a lot with very few words that isn’t all too common in authors. I’m thinking of the famous sci fi short story writers of the previous century. Both are good imo

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

Ok I was about to say… some of the greatest works of fiction are around 200 pages lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

I get you with the fantasy thing though. Objectively, not a lot happened in the 1,200 pages of the Stormlight Archives book I just read, but I would die for some of the characters, so a decent trade off.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

Exactly, stormlight, wheel of time, heck even the realm of the elderlings tho those are a little shorter. For some books I just need more. I can’t imagine less pages in those, it already seems like not enough happens

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