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Originally Posted by JWT
I know there are many outstanding science fiction novels that run to 500 pages or more, and plenty of readers love immersing themselves in those worlds. Personally, I find myself gravitating towards shorter, tighter novels of around 225 to 300 pages that get to the point without sacrificing the story.
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I admit, I mostly read Fantasy and Serialized/web fiction these days. That being said, it it really a novel if it is under 250k words (about 800 pages?) I call that more of a "brochure" :P If the book/flow is decent, I usually prefer more book...
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Originally Posted by JWT
When you’re choosing a new sci-fi novel, do you have a preferred length? Does a very long book make you more or less likely to buy it, or does the page count not matter if the story is good?
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When I buy a new book, the length only matters if it is really short, like under 100k words. Not like I can force author to make longer books or to combine several books in series into one. I do prefer series though, like Honorverse and Wheel of Time, to hopefully get more book.
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Does your answer change depending on whether you’re reading on a Kindle or reading a paperback? For example, I sometimes wonder whether people are happier tackling a 500-page novel on a Kindle than they would be carrying around the same book in paperback.
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Hardcover over paperback, usually, and not really? For books I like (mostly Brandon Sanderson these days) that have physical equivalent, I have hardcover for home reading and epub for phone anyway.