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Re: What length of books do you like most?

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If am reading online then i like a book of short length mostly of 200 to 300 pages. But i also like books with more than 300 pages if they are in paperback form.
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I like books between 150-400 pages. That size feels good in my hands and has time to build a great plot.
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It depends with the genre of the book. For instance if it is a nonfiction, it should be about 250 pages long. Biographies and autobiographies can be as long as they can get. For fiction, just about 300-400 pages.
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I like the 300-500 pages range. Really long books I find daunting to even pick up as I feel like reading it will take me a very long time...and I have so many to read!
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A bit less than 400 is perfect for me ^_^ It's not too much nor too few! Enough to spend my time great!
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I think 300 pages is a good lenght. It's enough to get some good character development in without it getting tiring.
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I don't mind the 40,000 word J-fiction that I can read in an afternoon. If a book is good, the length doesn't matter and I'll sail through it. If it's boring, the length doesn't matter because I will quit before I get to the end anyway.
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It depends on my mood. Sometimes I like longer books if it's something like an epic fantasy, but for poetry I like it short, about 100 pages or less.
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I adore trilogies, at around 250-300 pages. It's not over too fast, but it doesn't go on forever either. I also ge a chance to get deeply invested with the characters, plot, & mood.
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wordslinger42 wrote: I prefer books that are over 300 pages, but I will read books of any length. At the end of the day, it's the quality of the story that matters, not the length!
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I like books which are generally 250-350pages long. In kindle, I prefer books for which I can know the page numbers. If a book is too short, I like it still but I believe a story esp novel has to be in the above page range. Else I feel it'll be better as a short story or a Children's story. If it's too long, there's every chance that I get bored.
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I personally prefer longer books. A book under three hundred pages is almost not worth it to me. I like a long, intricate story. I like spending a lot of time with the characters.
However, there are a lot of good short books that I've read and enjoyed.
I just prefer the thick, meaty ones.
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The ideal length of a book for me is 150 pages but much of it depends on the book itself.
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I like books to be between 300-400 pages, although I have read books that are both shorter or longer. That range is just what I personally prefer.
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Post by monserrat_21 »

Probably between 300-400 pages, but I don't mind if they're longer, as long as the book is not boring. I read It which has 1140 pages, it was intimidating at first, but since I liked it so much, I didn't mind the huge page count.
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