Books That Should Have Been Shorter (10 books)

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Ever finish a book and say: “Wow, that was a great/good/okay book but golly (yes I said golly) did it have to be so long?" You are not alone. Tell us your opinion of the book(s) which could have thrived with less “embellishments”.

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1	The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) by Jean M. Auel 4.11 avg rating — 289,107 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,146,507 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 575,711 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.88 avg rating — 264,570 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 3.62 avg rating — 33,921 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.32 avg rating — 1,274,898 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) by Jean M. Auel 4.05 avg rating — 98,999 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,192,406 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) by Jean M. Auel 3.97 avg rating — 79,913 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Hunger (Gone, #2) by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 93,309 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars