What do you enjoy reading most--a full fledged novel or short stories?

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   ChitrangadaSharanposted 11 years ago

   What do you enjoy reading most--a full fledged novel or short stories?

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   maxoxam41posted 11 years ago

   Political and economical related. I read enough fiction in my life

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for your response.

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   hi friendposted 11 years ago

   I like to read novel as well as the short stories.  But I prefer to read the short stories.

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for your answer.

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   M. T. Dremerposted 11 years ago

   For me there is no question, novels beat short stories hands down. I don't dislike short stories, but when I read fiction, I prefer to travel to a different world and then stay there for a while. Short stories don't have the same amount of time to build the world, nor do I get to stay as long. I have a similar struggle when it comes to writing novels versus short stories. I'm not trying to imply that writing a novel is easy, but I honestly struggle more with shorter fiction and I find myself losing interest when I try to write a new one or edit an old one. I'm not sure why I feel this way, but it seems to have followed me throughout my experiences with literature.

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hmmm-- you seem to be a passionate writer and reader.  Thanks for sharing your views.

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   Old Empresarioposted 11 years ago

   Most of all, I like essays. Behind the essay, I like the novel. I prefer novels to plays, but I prefer plays to short stories. I like short stories more than poetry.

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Basically you are a reading enthusiast. Thanks for responding to the question.

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   connorjposted 11 years ago

   
   
   Definitely novels; either fiction or nonfiction. I seem to "get lost" (become engulfed) in novels; whereas, short stories seldom allow for this deeper association...  I recently read an excellent, yet unknown  novel by the infamous New Yorker, William Peter Blatty called Demeter.

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for sharing your views and the picture. I share the same views and would read this novel, for sure.

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      connorjposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Chitrangada,
      This novel will influence you significantly; it is well written...

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