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Short novels are something I tend to slide over in the shops (which is one of the reasons why I still like shopping for paper books, you can see at a glance what you're in for). When I was younger I read a lot of short stories and short novels, but these days I find that very often, with shorter stories, I'm just getting into it when it closes, and I feel cheated. Of course, it does depend on the story. Some things are just made to be short, they wouldn't work any other way. And then there's also a mood thing. When I'm in one my easily distracted moods (which, thankfully, don't happen too often) then a collection of short stories is just the thing. But for sheer pleasure, give me a book that I can lose myself in for some significant time, and if it's good, the longer the better.
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