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Do you ever choose a book to read based on its length?
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05-06-2011, 07:32 PM
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apbschmitz
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I love shorter novels, where usually a single idea drives the narrative. There is a fairly recent string of Philip Roth novels/novellas in the 150-page range. Same for Saul Bellow. A lot of the zing without all the heft.
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