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Since most people use readers now, an 800 page tome isn't so daunting...at least from a practicality standpoint anyway. I know I shied away from
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the HP books were my limit I think the final book was huge! NT
06/02/15 12:28 PM
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When Did Books Get So Freaking Enormous? The Year of the Very Long Novel
AwfuLeeHandsome
06/01/15 08:57 AM
Since most people use readers now, an 800 page tome isn't so daunting...at least from a practicality standpoint anyway. I know I shied away from
cantgetenough
06/01/15 10:02 AM
I actually prefer larger novels now that I have an e-reader! They last longer!!! NT
Neva4getme
09/15/15 08:57 AM
I read Vincent Bugliosi's book on the JFK assassination. The thing was huge. The paper was thinner than usual but it still weighed a ton. It even
Blockhead
06/02/15 12:37 PM
the HP books were my limit I think the final book was huge! NT
Belle
06/02/15 12:28 PM
That's a very good point, e-readers have brought an equality to books long and short. You're not psyched out anymore by a 10-lb book NT
AwfuLeeHandsome
06/01/15 10:06 AM
I never buy a book less than 275 pages long. I read to fast so it's cost prohibitive for me. NT
deVinePoet
06/01/15 09:36 AM
I have a similar rule.. I usually don't by under 300 pages... I'll go down to about 275 if the storyline looks really good NT
doodles444s
06/18/15 03:51 PM
Huh. I never counted the pages. I tend to look for stories that will interest me. Some of the best literature I've ever read was in a small book.
Dimples
06/23/15 03:32 PM
Ohh I didn't mean classics and must reads.. I just meant my average reads and guilty pleasures. Like crime novels and new adult books. I don't
doodles444s
06/23/15 04:29 PM
I have to juggle a few books at the same time, I'm just reading too many at once so I don't mind too much if it's shorter like that. NT
AwfuLeeHandsome
06/01/15 10:10 AM
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