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Re: What length of books do you like most?

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Usually the longer, the better.
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I prefer longer books, usually 400 or more pages.
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I love big books, so I prefer a page count of 500+. I still enjoy smaller books but I feel like they never last long enough.
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I've never been into counting pages. A short book is 270 - 400 pages. I can be satisfied with a well written gem of 500 pages and up for a longer book.
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Post by Jolyon Trevelyan »

I guess i prefer books to be between 500 and 700 pages.
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Something between 300-400 pages, I think.
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If its a good book, I prefer 250 or more pages. If it so so, less than 200.
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In general it depends on the story itself, if it is something interesting I don't mind if it is 300+.
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I don't read books that are 500+, I think books that long would have too many details, and I don't like such books. :/
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I would say I am happiest with a book around 500 pages. Anything smaller than 300 pages is too fast of a read and you cannot really enjoy it (unless it is an Agatha Christie novel).
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I like a book that can grab my attention and keep if for at least a week, so when it comes to length I hope for 300-600 pages. This allows a healthy story and involved reading.
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I feel that 250 pages or so is a very comfortable length. Any longer and it's a little disheartening. i don't have anything against shorter books.
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I like 250-600 pages. There are very few books that I would be interested in for any more pages. Less than 250 and there isn't much material to develop good characters or a plot.
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It takes me about a day to read a book, maybe 2 days so it doesn't bother me really.
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I prefer a book to be no longer that 350.
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