Neil wrote:
"Not only in films, but a similar thing in crime novels
lately. Big long books that are pretty good but would've been
better as shorter novels. And then, thanks to The Ice Harvest
and The 25th Hour, finally we're getting those short and
powerful works that feel complete without all the extra
pages."
Absolutely. Now here is a place where I wish Robert B. Parker
were more influential. He writes short, quick books. When did
this become a bad thing? Are books really like candy bars in
that the company makes them slightly bigger before raising
the price? Just because books cost more, does that mean there
have to be more pages so readers feel they are getting value
for their dollars? Do readers really judge books by how much
they weigh? I far prefer tight books, some short, some
long.
Mark
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