Armchair BEA — Novellas and short stories

Today’s reading-themed post at Armchair BEA is about novellas and short stories. I’ve never been much of a fan of the short form — I prefer a novel that I can sink into for awhile. But, it was short stories that got me to read e-books, a big turning point!

Suzanne Brockmann published several stories featuring characters from her Troubleshooters, Inc. series as short e-books: When Tony Met Adam, Beginnings and Ends, and Headed for Trouble. I loaded them on my phone and discovered that I could, indeed, read e-books if they were short and fun! At about the same time, she published a short piece to introduce a new futuristic world that I really loved: Shane’s Last Stand.

By the time I finished those short books, I was hooked on the idea of always having something fun to read on my phone. I still struggle with e-books that are very long, but I’m okay with normal novel-length books on my phone now. A fun story and an exciting world that I want to visit again and again are a must if I’m going to keep reading an e-book.

Do you read short fiction?

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Armchair BEA — Novellas and short stories — 8 Comments

Brenda @DailyMayo on May 28, 2014 at 9:15 am said:

I like short stories that are in a larger universe, like the ones you mentioned, or that are sort of creepy! I think creepy stories are great as shorter tales.

—Brenda @DailyMayo

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tanya (52 books or bust) on May 28, 2014 at 10:40 am said:

Alas, I do not read short fiction. I used to when I was in school because i found short stories to be nice manageable bite sized pieces, but now i find them to be too short! I love to immerse myself in another world and sometimes that takes a novel!

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Kristina D on May 28, 2014 at 3:44 pm said:

Most of the short stories or novellas I read are from longer series that I’m already invested in. If they are in an anthology with other authors I’ve found it a good way to get to know them and their writing style

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Stephanie H. on May 28, 2014 at 9:14 pm said:

I am not a huge fan of short stories. I love devouring books and they even feel short sometimes even though they are not. With a short story, I think I will just be left with wanting more.
But then again, I haven’t really read many short stories, so I might be wrong.
I do think I will read a couple novellas in the future, but ones that are set in the universe of book series that I am already reading.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! 😀

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Kathryn@Book Date on May 29, 2014 at 2:32 pm said:

I generally keep clear of novellas, but I must read Shane’s Last Stand and SB’s other novellas.

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Dale Weese on May 29, 2014 at 4:47 pm said:

I bought The Best American Short Stories of for several years but not recently. I might go get this year’s edition, on kindle which is how I read everything.

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Kristen on May 31, 2014 at 2:46 pm said:

I have quite a few on my Kindle, but I always seem to forget about them! I tend to read compilations if anything. 🙂

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