I appreciate that. The length comes from the branching really, purely because I like that kinda thing. In terms of word count I think it's actually fairly long, but you will only ever experience like 30% of the game in a single playthrough, but this is by design. Despite this kinda being the opposite of what most AVN players want, this game is intended for multiple playthroughs.
(Though I wouldn't recommend anyone do them back to back. More just like, revisit it every now and then and try doing things differently to see what happens. There are some events that occur in all cases, and it's no fun to just play the same thing over and over.)