This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think people seem to want to read pieces that are shorter but not as short as the pieces they can read in small bites on the Internet. It may be that the sort of long essays are hitting a sweet spot between the tiny morsels online and the full-length book.
I don't want my readers slowed down by long passages of narrative.
I don't think many people have ever read the report. Who has read 26 volumes of this case? How many read the summary? If you read the summary, it takes a long time.
I have personally seen statements that were longer than some books I have read.
What I read, I read thoroughly and retain almost all of it.
The thing that's been inhibiting long-form investigative reporting is fear - fear of being sued, of being unpopular, of being criticized by very powerful groups.
People who don't normally read make an exception for my books, possibly because they're short.
It is unsafe to take your reader for more of a fool than he is.
It's a fantastic privilege to spend three or four hundred pages with a reader. You have time to go into certain questions that are painful or difficult or complicated. That's one thing that appeals to me very much about the novel form.
I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it.
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