Novels or short stories?

Hello porcospino, i honestly rather novels to short stories, just because i like reading for hours and hours on end, i dont know why it is just funner that way, keeps my brain excercising and keeps me occupied.

I also like both kinds of books, but I prefer to read novels. I like that short stories take less time to read and I still get an interesting story. I prefer novels though because there's more time to develop the story and characters without the story feeling rushed.

I prefer to read only novels. I want the story to continue for some time and then it is taken to the climax. Hence I never take books of small stories from the library.

I actually have not read a short story in some time. Not that I have anything against them, I rather enjoy a nice short story, but most of the authors that are my favorites write long novels, and I am usually looking forward to them when they come out and I have a nice amount of favorite authors so their books keep me pretty busy, when I am not reading fiction novels, I am reading financial or self help books, so I just never seem to have the time to read short stories.

Hi friend, as i m doing doctorate in literature and selected novels to reasearch, i have to read novels more than before. When i was a student i read short stories but now i have no time to read short stories as before. Lol. Take care.

Hi porcospino, I read both of them novels as well as short stories. Now due to eye sight problem i cannot read the books which is in very small fonts. Short stories i finish in one sitting and novels i read them in a weeks time. Have a great day

I like short stories because I can instantly finish it in one sitting. I like novels as well, because they test my imaginary skills.

i prefer novels cause they keep me engaged for long times....short stories are good but they end very soon....