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It's not a problem, as long as the dialog is good. For instance, many of Hemingway's short stories are nothing but dialogs. And they are amazing.

A short story is a bit shorter then a novel.
I guess even Hemingway would have problems writing a dialog-only novel ;)

Also Hemingway is not MOST PEOPLE, won't you agree?

Agree with the last sentence :)