r/Mannerpunk

Finally finished my re-read of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. I enjoy the story a lot, but after seeing the Folio Society's editions of JS&MN, I can't help but thinking I would've enjoyed the reading experience more if it were split into three different books. Which is how the Folio Society did it. I want the satisfaction of closing the end of a book after at least 400 pages. I also think I read shorter books faster too because I know I'm getting to the end. I feel like each page turn is building momentum.

Tolkien's publishers knew what they were doing when they split LoTR into three books.

I'm a writer myself, and was committed to putting a story in a 200k book, but the idea of cutting it into three is growing on me.