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Are books too long?

Are books too long?

Lunchtime Live · Newstalk

October 18, 202418m 13s

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Show Notes

Some people might think there is nothing better than to curl up with a cup of tea and a thousand-page book, but Sir Ian Rankin would disagree…

The bestselling Scottish crime fiction writer said there was “no necessity” for crime novels to be longer than 300 pages and that big books “get put at the bottom of the reading list”.

What do you think? Are books these days too long? What about modern films? And TV shows?

To discuss, Andrea is joined by Author Sheila O’Flanagan, Rory Cashin, Entertainment & Culture Journalist, Sinéad from Tired Mammy Book Club and more.