Does Page Count Affect Your Decision To Read A Book Or Not?

klang44907 · Post by **klang44907** » 07 Jul 2013, 20:49

It depends. It depends on if i have time to get lost in a book or not.

AlfaCentauro83 · Post by **AlfaCentauro83** » 08 Jul 2013, 21:27

As a matter of fact, I read the description of the book. If I like it, i will read it, regardless its size.

ganglion · Post by **ganglion** » 09 Jul 2013, 06:32

It really depends on what you are reading. One of my favourite book on Zen, Zen in the Art of Archery, is ridiciously thin.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 09 Jul 2013, 07:46

never, ( that would be like rejecting someone for their height or weight )

jool · Post by **jool** » 09 Jul 2013, 07:51

suzy1124 wrote:never, ( that would be like rejecting someone for their height or weight )

Exactly!

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 09 Jul 2013, 08:23

Welcome here Jool!

i like your pretty avatar...

jool · Post by **jool** » 09 Jul 2013, 10:02

Thank you

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 09 Jul 2013, 11:21

have fun!

JayMay22 · Post by **JayMay22** » 10 Jul 2013, 01:02

It honestly depends on how many pages it has. The one books that bother me the most are the ones that have been broken up into a bunch of little books like maybe 70 pages a piece and there is like 8 books all together. I would rather buy a longer book and enjoy reading it that have to read a short book after another short book

virgoangel3 · Post by **virgoangel3** » 10 Jul 2013, 13:39

Not really, if I read the sample and it was interesting I'll stick with it.

marla+duke · Post by **marla+duke** » 11 Jul 2013, 16:40

At the risk of embarrassing myself, I see many folks have issues with a story being "too short." Well, that's not the issue I have. I think I have some kind of adult ADD because I tend to try not to read novels that look very long--more than 400 pages. I think it's because I'm such a slow reader and it can take me weeks to read a book most people can read in a few days. When I read, sometimes I have to reread a paragraph I just read--I have to reread it because I find that I wasn't paying attention to what I was reading when I first read it (that's wordy, sorry). It's embarrassing when my friends ask me what I'm reading only to tell them I'm still reading the same book I was reading a month ago!

In the end, I more times than not, read a book I know I'll love no matter how many pages it has. If I love the book and it really captures me then the length doesn't really matter. Does it?

readbooks2013 · Post by **readbooks2013** » 11 Jul 2013, 17:34

Page count isn't very important if the book seems especially interesting, but the length of a huge book that looks like it will be mediocre could be off-putting.

nagathachristie · Post by **nagathachristie** » 11 Jul 2013, 21:36

I read a lot of ebooks - so if an ebook is super short, I will not read it, unless it is a special short story from an author I know.

If the book is longer than a novella, page length would determine when I would read the book, rather than just not reading it. Some days I want to buckle down and read a long novel, and some days I am too tired to really get into something long.

Katherine E Wall · Post by **Katherine E Wall** » 13 Jul 2013, 15:14

In the past, it used to help me decide between two books I was considering purchasing. If all other things were equal and one was longer, I would buy it because I felt I was getting more for my hard-earned money. Since I began editing for an e-zine, I have really discovered the value of tight and concise writing, so I am more open to all lengths from micro-fiction to epic novels.

laura_askew88 · Post by **laura_askew88** » 16 Jul 2013, 13:02

I'm used to reading a series so i love big books and sometimes we can be quick to judge. I always try to remind myself of The Giver by Lois Lowry, a short novel but an excellent story. It's not quantity, but quality my friends.