I find that my expectations are a lot higher with long works. It better be brilliant for me to take the time to read the entire book. I'm a lot less critical with shorter works.
For example, I read the first book of Tad William's "Otherland" series and it was only at the end realized it was part of a series (the other books weren't out yet). It was an interesting story, but I just didn't think it was worth the effort to read the other books. On the other hand, I have series with many volumes... if the books are all short.
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Date: 2004-09-10 06:33 am (UTC)For example, I read the first book of Tad William's "Otherland" series and it was only at the end realized it was part of a series (the other books weren't out yet). It was an interesting story, but I just didn't think it was worth the effort to read the other books. On the other hand, I have series with many volumes... if the books are all short.