- Short stories are good for readers, who have a short concentration span.
- For people like me, who read on trains/buses, short stories are lightweight! (Laura doesn’t like big books either!)
- They have an ability to create a world, for a reader to enter straight into.
- There is no waiting for the narrative to get going.
- The reader doesn’t get weighed down in sub-plots or confused by them.
- They are a simple engaging storytelling device
- There is no waffle!
- They are cheaper than books!
- Many authors write both short stories and books, which include the same characters. For example, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher and Sophie Kinsella’s Becky Brandon nee. Bloomwood feature in both.
- Some narratives work better in a short story form, rather than a full length book.
- The time you actually get into that specific narrative the story is over.
- They are not always cheaper than books and if they are it is because it is not giving you as much as a full length book does!
- I read to escape, how can you escape when the story is over before you probably even leave reality
- I like to be able to connect with the characters in books, over time whilst reading you feel asthough you know the characters on a personal level, with short stories it would feel like you literally are passing them in the street or serving them in a shop.
Are you for or against Short Stories?
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