billyjoebowers, 9 months ago

@dickrubin716 @bookstodon

Yes. I read a lot of short stories and those make just as much of an impact.

But mostly I like the appropriate length, whatever that is.

elysegrasso, 9 months ago

@dickrubin716 @bookstodon Not really, for books in the same genre. I like books where there has been attention paid to worldbuilding and how things fit together, and those usually need room to breathe. A shortish mystery set in its own present may work, historicals or SFF generally won't unless they are structured as novellas instead of novels.