User blog comment:Valgaaf/First time I bought light novel/@comment-6697950-20160830174249

The "light" in "light novel" is more referring to the style rather than page numbers. In the original text, the style of writing was more mild and suited for younger people. However, most of this style doesn't carry over to the translated versions, so they do become just regular novels.

I do buy the English version (the series isn't available in my native language last I checked, but I probably wouldn't be interested in one anyway), but I honestly only read the Progressive. I've read the fan translation for everything else. Yen Press annoys me too much to actually read their version, so I mostly buy them for collection purposes (and to support the series).