Below we instead use the novel approach of examining the extant reviews of a work in our analysis attempt. The work is a lengthy novel by Neil Stephenson. Several of the reviews attest to its page count as being above 900 pages and under 1000 pages. The inconsistency between the reports is probably due to the difference in page count between the actual text and supplementary pages. Some readers found the book too long, while others awaited a sequel.
Novel length is ultimately a subjective measure.
However, the length appears to have provoked a comparison to Stephen King. One reviewer gave the entire book a high rating based on the introductory chapters as posted on Neil Stephenson's website for Cryptonomicon . While a risky strategy, this enabled the reviewer to post the first customer review. Another reviewer also gave a high review based upon receiving a copy of the book in a dream, and merely hoped the book would be worthy of the high rating. This was almost immediately followed by a bad review, no doubt based upon similar grounds.