The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers was longer than I thought it’d be when I first put it on hold at the library, but I really liked it
telemajik on
The Stand (unabridged). Definitely yes.
dumptruckulent on
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the greatest novels ever written
BernardFerguson1944 on
Long books
*Jefferson and His Time* (six-volumes) by Dumas Malone: 3,300 page
Single volume, *Adolf Hitler: The Definitive Biography* by John Toland: 1,120 pages.
Runners Up:
*The Civil War: A Narrative* (three volumes) by Shelby Foote: 2,968-pages.
*The Third Reich Trilogy* (three volumes) by Richard J. Evans: 2,494 pages.
*Don Quixote* by Miguel de Cervantes: 992 pages.
*The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45* by John Toland: 976 pages.
*Ray Parkin’s Wartime Trilogy: Out of the Smoke; Into the Smother; The Sword and the Blossom* by Ray Parkin: 972 pages.
*Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45* by Peter Caddick-Adams: 928 pages.
*Peter the Great: His Life and Work* by Robert Massie: 909 pages.
*Battle Cry of Freedom* by James M. McPherson: 904 pages.
*The Making of the Atomic Bomb* by Richard Rhodes: 886 pages.
*Huey Long: A Biography* by T. Harry Williams: 884 pages.
*The Iliad* by Homer: 848 pages.
*Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle* by Richard. Frank: 801 pages.
Their lengths were justified, and they were all worth it.
Caleb_Trask19 on
Red Comet, the game changing biography of Sylvia Plath. Absolutely!
Aggravating_Tip_5875 on
I’m not a big fan of long books, but 11/22/63 is one of my all time favorite books.
ToesGoneMild on
I’m guessing it is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. I’d say it was worth the effort and certainly worth the price I paid for it.
tinksaysboo on
Pillars of Earth by Ken Follett
It took me several attempts to get through the first quarter of the book, but I’m really glad I kept trying because when I finally finished the book it was worth it.
Fancy-Restaurant4136 on
Texas by James Michener was excellent.
Runners up: Noble House by Clavell, the count of Monte Cristo.
All were great
MrP_Bio on
It – nuff said
Taste_the__Rainbow on
Wind and Truth. Worth every single word.
spidermonkeyy115 on
The Way of Kings series by Brandon Sanderson
Every book is massive
DesperateHalf1977 on
Atlas Shrugged.
I was young. I think I have retained a lot more from both Atlas Shrugged and Fountainhead than most of the other people I have met who read these two.
So yea, I kinda like that.
The philosophy isnt the best, it doesn’t hold very well in reality. But the characters were so cool to read (when I was young)
ModeRadiant on
Les Misérables was worth reading twice
RevealRemarkable4836 on
The brothers karamozov.
Yes it was, but I’m glad I read it back when I had the time to read long books. Now I can’t even manage to read short ones.
sadiebaby23 on
Count of Monte Cristo. Unabridged version. Worth it.
BigWallaby3697 on
I read The Nix by Nathan Hill. I loved the first half of the book but the second half wasn’t quite as strong. I thought it could have ended better.
Chelly-Belly857 on
I listened to The Count of Montecristo recently. And boy what an adventure it was. A real performance. It was great!
Chelly-Belly857 on
Also The Stand, The Pillars of The Earth and Shantarum were worth every page – sorry I couldn’t list just one 😀
phantompoop on
It by Stephen King. Was not worth it to me. I ended up giving it a 5/10.
Sgt_Porsche on
Les Miserables, unabridged version, Victor Hugo.
One of my favorite books!
ThePhantomStrikes on
War and Peace, Coint of Monte Crisco,
Les Miserables, do series with long books count! Totally worth it.
Wensleydalel on
Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin. 20 volumes and some 7,000 pages. It’s really one long story. Near perfect. Pile every superlative in a heap, pour on the gasoline and light them. It is that good. It literally has everything except spaceflight; certainly it has high-tech for the time! Funny, moving, heart-wrenching, glorious, profound, adventurous, surprising, inevitable.
Personal_Breath_5208 on
Wow, kinda surprised by my answer but looks like it’s a romantasy called House of Something and Something Something by Sarah J Maas. The first book in a series called Crescent City, which I picked up during my obsession with NOLA. Now, turns out the book has nothing to do with New Orleans, but I’ll say this… the book is absolutely as horrible and tacky as you would think it is but that ending was fucking perfection.
I opened my review which is 3 paragraphs long, but the last paragraph actually answered your very question
>Overall, if you can manage hundreds and hundreds of pages of tacky storytelling and whack writing skills (everyone was “tasting ether” and “meeting stares”) just so you can read a couple hundred pages of a truly epic ending, then read this. Otherwise, you’ll want to bail. Personally, I think it was worth it.
Educational-Tea-6572 on
*Les Miserables.*
Yes. Though the ~100 pages describing the Battle of Waterloo in excruciating detail was… an experience. Important, but… Yeah.
I’ve also read *War and Peace,* is that longer than *Les Mis*? I vaguely remember liking it but I can’t recall most of the plot off the top of my head..
Glimmer_Sparkle_ on
The Witching Hour — Yes!!
rjbonita79 on
The Far Pavillions by M.M. Kaye is 1000 pages. Some of the scenes are still with me and I read it 20 years ago. (It was made into a mini series I didn’t watch so as not to ruin the book) . I can smell the dust, food and elephants in that slow c aravan across India. See the rani dip her hand and make the red handprint before committing sutti. As a Midwestern American it was fascinating.
o0OsnowbelleO0o on
The stand
Wonderful_Row8519 on
I am loving The Mists of Avalon, a retelling of the Arthurian legends from all of the women’s perspectives. At about 900 pages, it is expansive with lots of room for detail and debates about philosophy and Christianity vs Paganism. I highly recommend.
Margot-the-Cat on
A Suitable Boy. Took a long time to get through it, but it was interesting and I learned a lot.
Your_Friend_Jesse on
seveneves by neal stephenson, 100% worth it
do NOT read the back of the book first though, huge spoilers on it. i was forewarned and now do the same when recommending it
croyalbird13 on
Probably either The Stand or Under the Dome (both Stephen King) and both are great. Though I’m currently struggling through Atlas Shrugged which is long and boring af.
KatharineWrites on
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk. Was very good but an absolute mission. Would not reread.
donnabhainmactomas on
A people’s history of the United States and yes it definitely was
BasedArzy on
Top 3
_Joseph and His Brothers_ by Thomas Mann
_War & Peace_ by Tolstoy
_Against the Day_ by Pynchon
Emphatically yes to all 3.
GuyF1eri on
The Count of Monte Cristo, and my god was it worth it. Absolute masterpiece. I wouldn’t shorten it by a page
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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers was longer than I thought it’d be when I first put it on hold at the library, but I really liked it
The Stand (unabridged). Definitely yes.
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the greatest novels ever written
Long books
*Jefferson and His Time* (six-volumes) by Dumas Malone: 3,300 page
Single volume, *Adolf Hitler: The Definitive Biography* by John Toland: 1,120 pages.
Runners Up:
*The Civil War: A Narrative* (three volumes) by Shelby Foote: 2,968-pages.
*The Third Reich Trilogy* (three volumes) by Richard J. Evans: 2,494 pages.
*Don Quixote* by Miguel de Cervantes: 992 pages.
*The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45* by John Toland: 976 pages.
*Ray Parkin’s Wartime Trilogy: Out of the Smoke; Into the Smother; The Sword and the Blossom* by Ray Parkin: 972 pages.
*Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45* by Peter Caddick-Adams: 928 pages.
*Peter the Great: His Life and Work* by Robert Massie: 909 pages.
*Battle Cry of Freedom* by James M. McPherson: 904 pages.
*The Making of the Atomic Bomb* by Richard Rhodes: 886 pages.
*Huey Long: A Biography* by T. Harry Williams: 884 pages.
*The Iliad* by Homer: 848 pages.
*Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle* by Richard. Frank: 801 pages.
Their lengths were justified, and they were all worth it.
Red Comet, the game changing biography of Sylvia Plath. Absolutely!
I’m not a big fan of long books, but 11/22/63 is one of my all time favorite books.
I’m guessing it is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. I’d say it was worth the effort and certainly worth the price I paid for it.
Pillars of Earth by Ken Follett
It took me several attempts to get through the first quarter of the book, but I’m really glad I kept trying because when I finally finished the book it was worth it.
Texas by James Michener was excellent.
Runners up: Noble House by Clavell, the count of Monte Cristo.
All were great
It – nuff said
Wind and Truth. Worth every single word.
The Way of Kings series by Brandon Sanderson
Every book is massive
Atlas Shrugged.
I was young. I think I have retained a lot more from both Atlas Shrugged and Fountainhead than most of the other people I have met who read these two.
So yea, I kinda like that.
The philosophy isnt the best, it doesn’t hold very well in reality. But the characters were so cool to read (when I was young)
Les Misérables was worth reading twice
The brothers karamozov.
Yes it was, but I’m glad I read it back when I had the time to read long books. Now I can’t even manage to read short ones.
Count of Monte Cristo. Unabridged version. Worth it.
I read The Nix by Nathan Hill. I loved the first half of the book but the second half wasn’t quite as strong. I thought it could have ended better.
I listened to The Count of Montecristo recently. And boy what an adventure it was. A real performance. It was great!
Also The Stand, The Pillars of The Earth and Shantarum were worth every page – sorry I couldn’t list just one 😀
It by Stephen King. Was not worth it to me. I ended up giving it a 5/10.
Les Miserables, unabridged version, Victor Hugo.
One of my favorite books!
War and Peace, Coint of Monte Crisco,
Les Miserables, do series with long books count! Totally worth it.
Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin. 20 volumes and some 7,000 pages. It’s really one long story. Near perfect. Pile every superlative in a heap, pour on the gasoline and light them. It is that good. It literally has everything except spaceflight; certainly it has high-tech for the time! Funny, moving, heart-wrenching, glorious, profound, adventurous, surprising, inevitable.
Wow, kinda surprised by my answer but looks like it’s a romantasy called House of Something and Something Something by Sarah J Maas. The first book in a series called Crescent City, which I picked up during my obsession with NOLA. Now, turns out the book has nothing to do with New Orleans, but I’ll say this… the book is absolutely as horrible and tacky as you would think it is but that ending was fucking perfection.
I opened my review which is 3 paragraphs long, but the last paragraph actually answered your very question
>Overall, if you can manage hundreds and hundreds of pages of tacky storytelling and whack writing skills (everyone was “tasting ether” and “meeting stares”) just so you can read a couple hundred pages of a truly epic ending, then read this. Otherwise, you’ll want to bail. Personally, I think it was worth it.
*Les Miserables.*
Yes. Though the ~100 pages describing the Battle of Waterloo in excruciating detail was… an experience. Important, but… Yeah.
I’ve also read *War and Peace,* is that longer than *Les Mis*? I vaguely remember liking it but I can’t recall most of the plot off the top of my head..
The Witching Hour — Yes!!
The Far Pavillions by M.M. Kaye is 1000 pages. Some of the scenes are still with me and I read it 20 years ago. (It was made into a mini series I didn’t watch so as not to ruin the book) . I can smell the dust, food and elephants in that slow c aravan across India. See the rani dip her hand and make the red handprint before committing sutti. As a Midwestern American it was fascinating.
The stand
I am loving The Mists of Avalon, a retelling of the Arthurian legends from all of the women’s perspectives. At about 900 pages, it is expansive with lots of room for detail and debates about philosophy and Christianity vs Paganism. I highly recommend.
A Suitable Boy. Took a long time to get through it, but it was interesting and I learned a lot.
seveneves by neal stephenson, 100% worth it
do NOT read the back of the book first though, huge spoilers on it. i was forewarned and now do the same when recommending it
Probably either The Stand or Under the Dome (both Stephen King) and both are great. Though I’m currently struggling through Atlas Shrugged which is long and boring af.
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk. Was very good but an absolute mission. Would not reread.
A people’s history of the United States and yes it definitely was
Top 3
_Joseph and His Brothers_ by Thomas Mann
_War & Peace_ by Tolstoy
_Against the Day_ by Pynchon
Emphatically yes to all 3.
The Count of Monte Cristo, and my god was it worth it. Absolute masterpiece. I wouldn’t shorten it by a page