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Liam O'Leary is 90% done

Every author has a crap book. This is one by my favourite author. What I've noticed though, is that bad books normally have the potential to be good books if they were ~70% shorter. So my thinking is, maybe it never makes sense to make a long novel? Why put in more work when you increasing the risk your readers won't enjoy it? I've never been happy for a long read... Have you?!?

— Aug 04, 2024 06:10AM

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Thinking about Purity as groundwork for Crossroads has made it a more forgiving read, it is also developing into something more interesting (pacing is unlike his other novels).

— Jul 16, 2024 04:33AM

Liam O'Leary is on page 160 of 563

Something off about this one by Franzen... he's broke realism and went to what seems to be seemingly uncomfortable areas.

— Jul 10, 2024 04:46AM

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message 1: by Mustafa (new)

Aug 04, 2024 02:31PM

It happens all the time. Many authors think they "add more depth" to the book by writing as many pages as possible when it can be much shorter. I think they are scared that no one will take their book seriously if their book is not thick enough, and they think the audience will say, "oh, it's too short, it's probably not worth my time, probably unfinished."
So yes, I agree, so many books are longer than necessary it ruins the reading experience.

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message 2: by Liam O'Leary (new) - rated it 2 stars

Aug 05, 2024 10:45PM

Yeah! I think that's it. I like to read one of the shortest books by a new author when possible to try dodge this!

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