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 — 286,880 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 — 1,129,932 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 — 567,691 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 — 261,188 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 3.61 avg rating — 33,606 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 4.31 avg rating — 1,268,226 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 — 97,965 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 — 1,178,779 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 — 79,102 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 — 92,608 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

10 books · 9 voters · list created December 9th, 2011 by deleted user.

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