One always tends to overpraise a long book, because one has got through it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm a big believer in big books, and that doesn't necessarily mean long books.
Granted, a long book can be as daunting as a hard one. I nearly reached for 'Game of Thrones' until I saw the bookshelf sagging under the burden of those other volumes.
The reason why books endure is because there are enough people who like them. It's the only reason why books last.
On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in mind - to put some people under severe stress and see how they hold up.
In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.
You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it's beyond your control.
I actually enjoy writing longer books because you have even more to get your storytelling teeth into.
I long for books; I am utterly greedy about them.
Readers who claim a preference for short-form over long often tell me it's because they don't have time to commit to a book-length chunk of writing.
Everybody writes a book too many.