I don’t know what’s going on this fall, but I am mired in books over 400 pages. And I’m trying to read Murakami for the first time but 700 pages?! I set it down and haven’t gone back to it in 3 days. Doesn’t bode well.

I loved The Art of Fielding- and am now wondering if he wrote anything else?

It was actually a case of me loving the movie so much I wanted to know what the book was like. I don’t usually do that, but it was not a problem. There’s more nuance in the book and Styron is such a beautiful writer.

I loved Gone with the Wind and had no idea it was that long! Which just goes to show how when something is well-written the page count doesn’t matter.

I knew that would rile you! It may not have been the initial reason we realized we were reading twins, but there is nothing like a hate read to cement a friendship.

The content issue is a biggie for book reviewers! I know a lot of people who have switched to doing memes and lists once a week (or more) because they have less reading time- and a bigger book slows things down even more. It’s a balancing act. I’m lucky- this is my work so I read a lot. If I had a full-time job I’m not sure how I’d keep up!

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Loved this post! Gave me something to think about…