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Does it ever happen to you that you love a book upon first time reading it. But after few years when you reread it, you are like, "why did I like this the first time?" It's either your tastes have matured or the book has simply lost its appeal to you? I really want to know your opinions.

Originally posted by: Shanam_77

To add in the list, the picture of dorian gray was 250 pages. The old man and the sea is mere 128 pages.

I want to know what you all think about what should be the appropriate length of a novel

I think 250-270 pages are enough.

I think it depends on the story. If I am really into it, then I never want it to end. Like It Ends With Us😆

Originally posted by: Shanam_77

Does it ever happen to you that you love a book upon first time reading it. But after few years when you reread it, you are like, "why did I like this the first time?" It's either your tastes have matured or the book has simply lost its appeal to you? I really want to know your opinions.

Yeah, twilight series😆

I also used to be obsessed with jacqueline wilson books

Originally posted by: Shanam_77

Does it ever happen to you that you love a book upon first time reading it. But after few years when you reread it, you are like, "why did I like this the first time?" It's either your tastes have matured or the book has simply lost its appeal to you? I really want to know your opinions.

Yes. Chetan Bhagat books, mostly. I don't find them very interesting anymore, except maybe 2 States, and some seem to be in horrible taste now, like One Night at the Call Center and Revolution 2020. I didn't like Revolution 2020 a lot back then either, but now it has gotten even down in my list.

Originally posted by: Shanam_77

To add in the list, the picture of dorian gray was 250 pages. The old man and the sea is mere 128 pages.

I want to know what you all think about what should be the appropriate length of a novel

I think 250-270 pages are enough.

Thanks Shanam. This was very encouraging 😆

I think anything less than 400 pages is good. If it's more than that, I start procrastinating. I think works that are too short, like those with only 100-200 pages would be called a novella. But of course I like them too.

Question❓

What do you girls think of short stories? I'm not too fond of them myself. I very rarely find a short story that I like. They don't have enough space to describe the characters or give them a chance to grow, and tend to have an abrupt, incomplete end. I like to immerse myself in the world the author creates, which is impossible with short stories.

Originally posted by: Anam...

@Diya: Same. Even I don’t really like descriptions of nature all that much. Descriptions in thrillers like the evidence and the mind games and the unravelling of the truth, that I like 😛

Not all classics are long. Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, The Great Gatsby are amongst the shorter classics. I guess it depends on the author and what she/he is writing about.

Yes, yes! I read Angels and Demons a few months back, and all those twists and turns, and thrill and investigation was so much fun. I like to keep guessing along the way too, and it makes for a much better reading experience when I can't guess the climax or the criminal rightly.

Which reminds me something I wanted to ask you. Do you have something planned for crime/mystery/thriller genre? If everyone would like to read that, of course.

All the books you listed above are in my tbr for this year. 😛

I like short stories but they are mostly rushed and dont have time to add twists and turns, they are too simple so I prefer long novels as it gives us time to explore and get attached to the story and characters

Originally posted by: Shanam_77

Does it ever happen to you that you love a book upon first time reading it. But after few years when you reread it, you are like, "why did I like this the first time?" It's either your tastes have matured or the book has simply lost its appeal to you? I really want to know your opinions.

I usually don’t reread books but I know that there are certain books that I have read in the past that will not appeal to me now, mostly romance novels. I can now see how problematic some of them were and I didn’t realise it at that time.
On the other hand, there are some books that may have been “boring” when I was younger, but now, I if I have to think of them I see that there was more to them than when I first read them. There won’t be many in the second category for me since I’ve mostly read thrillers, but there are still a few books.

@Hinna: I think that mostly happens with romance and thrillers. Contemporary fiction, classics, non fiction, etc. shorter the book, better it is.

I have never really had an issue with reading books in third person. I much prefer books written in first person though. I recently read a book that was written in second person, that seemed to take some getting used to.

@Shanam: Anything between 350-400 pages works for me. It also boils down to the story and writing style. I could read a 500 page book and still want to read more of it and on the other hand, I can get fed up reading a 200 page book.