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I bought Snake because it was a short novel. Very short. I think I tried to estimate the words once, but I can't remember how many there were. Each chapter is a couple of pages or less - in some cases, just half a page. That's an awful lot of white space, and it only has 160 pages!
My regular readers will know I struggle to write enough words. This book proved that if you have a great story and the right publisher, and the right editor with the right vision (and on top of that, lots of luck) a novel will be published. And, because it proved everything I hoped for my own work, I had to have it.
(Many years after I bought Snake - in fact, this year - Cat and the Dreamer was published... an e-novella... Click on the links on the top left hand corner, if you're interested! I'm not doing badly, am I? Day 10 and this is only my second mention!)
Thanks for the information. I find novel in verse books have a low word count, but seem bigger because of the way the words are put on the page. I appreciate reading books that have strong characters, good plot, and are written beautifully.
ReplyDeleteIt is written in prose, Theresa - but by a poet. The characters really jump off the page!
DeleteGoodness, those are some really short chapters! I'm kind of intrigued by this.
ReplyDeleteIt's an epic book in very few words.
DeleteThe collection on your bookshelf seems pretty eclectic - I'm impressed! :-)
ReplyDeleteExcept it usually means I never read the books other people are reading, I'm always reading something they've never heard of!
DeleteI don't write a lot of words either so good to know I'm not alone.
ReplyDeleteQuality not quantity, I believe the saying goes!
DeleteI found the short chapters in the last book I read dreadfully distracting but it seems to work for this book. And ifit's encouraged you to write then it must be good!
ReplyDeleteKate Jennings puts so much into each sentence they feel a lot fuller than they are.
DeleteI agree...anything that inspired you to write is to be respected.
ReplyDeleteI'm just drawn to novels that are unique, but I definitely aim for that in my own writing too.
DeleteShort chapters are great. I tend to write LONG novels that my editor has to hack down so I appreciate the brevity!
ReplyDeleteIt must be awful watching your words getting hacked.
Delete'I like to work with rhythm, writing and re-writing until I have the right sound,'
ReplyDeleteYES!
It sounds like quite a unique novel.
ReplyDeleteUnique is perfect in my opinion. I think that explains why I'm not keen on sequels.
DeleteThanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteI'd read this book just because of the cover - love it!
ReplyDeleteIt's eye-catching, isn't it?
DeleteNow I have to check this book out (in fact, I'm hopping over to Amazon after I post my comment). I love prose that reads poetically. And short is always good, considering the extensive length of my TBR list right now.
ReplyDeleteIf you read it, let me know what you think.
DeleteAll said and done, I like to read short stories like these.
ReplyDelete160 pages is quite comfortable.
I sometimes delay reading book that are too long, just because I know I won't have the time to read them. I feel very guilty when I read these days, because of everything else I should be doing. Short books = ideal compromise!
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