12-06-2026, 02:36 PM
okay i'm going to be completely upfront with you — how long should a literature review be is one of those dissertation questions that has been asked so many times and answered so poorly so consistently that students are still googling it in a panic at midnight before their submission deadline and getting nothing useful back i've been there myself and i know exactly how frustrating it is to just want a clear straightforward answer and keep getting vague non commitments so here is the honest breakdown you actually came here for.