Honestly, I
don’t really have strong feelings either way about this particular topic. I
don’t tend to read many novellas and I don’t read anthologies at all. I know
there are some people who like anthologies because they give you lots of little
tastes from lots of different authors, but there’s usually only one or two
contributing authors who interest me and I’m loathe to spend good money on
short stories about characters I don’t know by authors who aren’t on my radar.
Also, there’s usually at least one contributing author who happens to be on my
list of ‘to avoid’s.
Novellas,
however, are a completely different kettle of fish. Unfortunately, they tend to
be far too expensive for what they are, especially as I have to pay import taxes
on them. A 100-page novella really isn’t worth 9€ when I can buy a 500 page
book for somewhere between 5 and 8 euros (depending on the book). I do,
however, occasionally give in to the temptation, mind you. I was really tempted
by the bright pink cover of Nell Gwynne’s Scarlet Spy and ended up adoring the
book so sometimes those 9€ are 9€ well spent!
I’m going
to go with novellas. How about you? Leave me a comment with a link to your WiW
and I’ll do my best to get back to you asap!
I'm with you! I'm not a fan of anthologies, especially the ones with many authors. Anthologies from one authors is still okay (depends on the author too, of course). But overall, I'll choose novellas than anthologies.
ReplyDeleteMy WiW: http://klasikfanda.blogspot.com/2012/05/weigh-in-wednesday-4-novellas-vs.html
I'm going with novellas also. I do like getting a sample of writing from different authors in an anthology, but I find novellas a good option for me if I'm in the mood to read something longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. :)
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