What happens when "bigger is better" becomes an ethos for an entire society? From SUVs that will never see a dirt road to McMansions that could fit several families, American culture right now abounds with an excess of, well, excess. The normalization of this can distort priorities, creating a sense that something far larger than what we need is what we want. In arts and culture, the ramifications of this bigger-is-better ideal include the phenomenon of movies begetting franchises begetting expanded cinematic universes. But - more relevant to me personally - it also includes the trend towards bloated novels and multi-volume series, and its counterpart, the devaluation of the novella.
Why Doesn’t America Love the Novella? – Electric Literature
17 December 2018
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