Why I like books to have short chapters

I suddenly decided I would read a novel. It will be good for me, especially in these horrible winter months. So I have acquired the first of Richard Osman's books: The Thursday Murder Club. I have read the first chapter out of over one hundred. I like a book with short chapters. I recently began a different book, not fiction, and its chapters are around 30 pages in length. That's too long, and…