This is going to be one of those posts, mercifully short, where I define something so that you can understand me better. I put most text based books into one of three categories:
- Novel
- Novella
- Short Story
Because I list page and word count in each of my reviews, this post is not as critical as it might have been even 5 years ago. But when I call a book a Novel or a Novella or a Short Story, I'd like you to know how I define that so we're all speaking the same language, at least on this blog. Once you leave the safety of Bookstoogelandia, all bets are off in regards to definitions.
Therefore, let it be known throughout all nations and peoples and tongues and tribes, that from this day forward, a Novel shall be a book consisting of 100+ pages, a Novella shall be a book consisting of 26-99 pages and a Short Story shall be a book consisting of 1-25 pages.
While I'm visiting here, I will respect the laws of the land ;o)
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely more about consistency on the blog than me trying to impose a set of definitions on the world at large. There are enough other literary hills I'd rather die on, like the Oxford Comma.
DeleteAnd to be honest, most people aren't going to notice anything, as I've found most people don't notice the "tags" I use anyway :-D