Is there an upper or lower limit on the word count of a story that you prefer not to cross when reading?

[ComradeElijahRyne]

Is there an upper or lower limit on the word count of a story that you prefer not to cross when reading?
For example I won’t read anything with less than 100k words. You?

 

[Empress_Omnii]

Hmm... I subconsciously avoid some lengths, but I don't actively choose to or not to read based on length.

Though I won't read often read things that have be left unfinished as I don't like never reaching a conclusion.

 

[Arkus86]

I would not say there is an upper limit I won't read, as long as there is an ending and the contents can keep me interested, but stories with thousands of chapters and no clear distinction between individual books/arks are discouraging even if they do get finished.

 

[Corty]

My experience is that people like long stories. Even I was the kind that only checked out a story if it passed the 100-chapter mark.

 

[Ani_nerowriter]

Before I read fanfication I used to read things that were like around 100k and more words. I don't mind short stories but I can't handle extremely short or long ones. Not to mention I can't absolutely deal with long walls with text.
I prefer paragraph by paragraph instead of the whole thing combined.

 

[LilRora]

A lot of great stories I've read had close to a million words, or more. Shorter stories are good as well, and there's way more of them, but I generally don't want to read a hundred thousand words and get invested in the story only to find out it ended so fast. I think about 3-5 volumes is the sweet spot between dragging on and ending too fast.

If a story is really good though, the length is obviously secondary.

 

[Zodiac36Gold]

Honestly, I don't care about the word count. I care only about the concept. If the concept is interesting, then the more the better! Because it means there's more to read!

 

[3guanoff]

If there are less than 20K words or twenty chapters, I am unlikely to start a story. I prefer reading at least ten chapters in a sitting.
There is no upper limit.

The only exceptions are review stories or works by mates.

 

[klaizee]

Hmm... I subconsciously avoid some lengths, but I don't actively choose to or not to read based on length.

Though I won't read often read things that have be left unfinished as I don't like never reaching a conclusion.

true, I don't really check the word count while am reading except when I write which I normally make sure it is at least a thousand words

 

[naosu]

My experience is that people like long stories. Even I was the kind that only checked out a story if it passed the 100-chapter mark.

I agree with you. The worst part of a story is... when you stayed up reading it and then you feel sad because there's nothing else to read.