There just appear to be natural lengths for different kinds of story.
Or for different reading-purposes. If what you want out of a book is a snappy plot that resolves itself, shorter lengths work. If what the reader wants, though, is to immerse in a vibrantly-detailed world in great depth and wallow around in it while characters do stuff, doorstops definitely make sense.
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Date: 2008-12-28 05:09 pm (UTC)Or for different reading-purposes. If what you want out of a book is a snappy plot that resolves itself, shorter lengths work. If what the reader wants, though, is to immerse in a vibrantly-detailed world in great depth and wallow around in it while characters do stuff, doorstops definitely make sense.