What book do you wish was longer?

Submitted by GhostofHmsVictory t3_z8yakh in books

I liked 'Mother Night' by Kurt Vonnegut when I read it a few months ago, but I did have the thought that if it was longer or if there was a longer book with the same/similar plot, it would have been just as interesting.

I know it isn't the point of the book and it would have changed the type of book that it is, because it may have become more of a mystery (like more wondering about Helga's identity for example), or a thriller etc., but still!

How about you?

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hgaterms t1_iydygyj wrote

The first time I read The Martian I wanted at least an epilogue.

Thankfully the movie gave us that, but I still wanted to read more about his recovery in the Hermes, his return to Earth, and what he did with his life after NASA in the book.

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Suzy-Skullcrusher t1_iydz3et wrote

Gone with the Wind, it’s my favorite book and even though that book was long as hell when I finished it I still wanted more

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AlunWeaver t1_iydza7p wrote

I could have read Wolf Hall forever.

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rowan_damisch t1_iye1awf wrote

Minor Detail my Adania Shibli. The ending felt kinda abrupt to me

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Excellent-Pattern119 t1_iye5bjr wrote

The Trilogy His Dark Materials. But he fixed it with The Book of Dust.

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nyc_bottle t1_iye8fdc wrote

Crooked Kingdom. I want to read all of them grow old together.

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books5442 t1_iyef9si wrote

counte of monte Cristo by dumas and scratch by Troon mccallister

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jmmcintyre222 t1_iyewskm wrote

Pretty much anything by Heinlein. Most of his books are pretty short compared to modern sci-fi. I would love to have seen him stretch his legs with either epic stories or interconnected stories/series. Unfortunately, that was just not his thing.

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danellender t1_iyezzec wrote

Longer- None! One mark of a good book is that it's just as long as it needs to be.

Shorter - ohhhhhhh.... tons.

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alittlebitaspie t1_iyf7opd wrote

A lot of Scalsi's one shots, the feel like the sitcom of the literary world.

I can think of a lot of books that need 25-100 more pages to wrap things up instead of leaving them in sequel possibility territory. Like, you know that idea doesn't have another book in it that's going to be as solid as a first, just wrap it up tight and complete the story and give up on the direct sequel.

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