I'm guessing the value of concise texts depends upon your learning style. Personally, I like to read beforehand and mull over topics so that I can engage my pro

I'm guessing the value of concise texts depends upon your learning style. Personally, I like to read beforehand and mull over topics so that I can engage my professor in class, rather than just trying to keep up. This would be extremely helpful to me, because I tend to become frustrated when I see unrealistically long reading assignments, and then I abandon the way that works best for me. I was recently assigned to review three 600-page references before a two-hour lab; when that happens, I stop reading altogether. I know that that's far beyond what would happen with inflated textbook chapters, but it is similar. My fiancée, on the other hand, does her reading afterwards. She goes to class to see what the professor cares about, and then looks for those areas and reads about them. She probably doesn't mind long texts at all (I'll have to ask her.)