I typically read novels and sometimes huge novels (thank you Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson). However there have been some novellas or very short books that I have really enjoyed such as The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson, Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar and Dancing to Freedom by Traci Abramson. Also going with a classic, I greatly enjoyed Machiavelli's The Prince as a fascinating read.
What surprised me is that there is still a very solid depth to some of these stories or something very profound or fascinating in these books especially given their shorter page length. I have read other novellas that are okay but didn't strike me the same way.
I also find that novellas tend to be books that I sometimes forget are amazing until I really stop and think about. Maybe that's just because I spent less time with them instead of lacking the same depth found in longer novels.
So what are people's thoughts on novels vs novellas?
Are novellas just a little more forgettable since their shorter and perhaps underrated because of it?
Do people just prefer longer books because if its good you want more?
Or perhaps it is the opposite and I've just had a different experience with them.
by 3Nephi11_6-11
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