I didn't expect the prologue in my current read to be 30 pages long. The last book that I read that had a prologue was 4 and a quarter pages long. I have never had a book prologue be that long before that was like a whole chapter. I get that the characters have a childhood past together but I feel like the author could have picked one event of the childhood for the prologue and then have the characters have flashbacks throughout the book. The prologue is suppose to be a quick thing that gets you into the book and hooked at least in my opinion. I found myself going stir crazy reading and kept asking myself is it done yet? It added some information for the reader but I feel like a lot of it could have been taken out and have the characters bring it up farther in the book or just not do a prologue.
What is the longest prologue you have read? Do you like them or not a fan? Should there be a limit on how long a prologue is?
by ChocolateLover207