I am closing in on book number 25-26 for the year, I plan on reaching 30 by the end of 2025 (longest reads have been around 500 pages). Next year, however, I want to read fiction novels longer than 700 pages. I have so far Lonesome Dove, Shogun, The Terror, and King Sorrow. I would like a Steven King recommendation as well! I’m aiming for 15 books for next year so tell me, what’s your recommendation for books over 700 pages? Thanks!
by Evilla27
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11/22/63, I’m reading now and it’s very good.
Also It, the Stand are very good
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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My Stephen King recommendation is 11/22/63. It’s a long one and also my personal favorite of King’s.
Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis. I’m not sure if either is over 700 pages on their own, although All Clear has gotta be close if not. However, I’m fairly certain they are really considered to be one book in spirit that was just too long to be published as one. They are one continuous story that doesn’t resolve even slightly in Blackout, and they were published in the same year (though not the same day).
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell was at least 700 pages in paperback, probably more.
Mists of Avalon is up there.
I hate Dune but that’s my personal problem, it’s actually pretty interesting to read (it just makes me angry). It’s gotta be close to 700 depending on the edition you get.
The only ones of the long Stephen King books I’ve read are Dreamcatcher and Bag of Bones, they’re probably close to 700, both good. Of course there’s IT.
The count of monte Cristo,
Michener wrote long books. Choose any of those
It’s historical fiction with magical realist elements: The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
I’ll give you three Stephen King recommendations
IT
The Stand
11/22/63
IT is my all time favorite book period. Stand is my 1A to IT as King’s best
2666 by Roberto Bolano. Buckle up.
11/22/63 by Stephen King. I also enjoyed Under The Dome by him (another lengthy tome) but it seems to be somewhat polarizing – people love it or hate it.
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is a great read. Its prequel The Evening and the Morning is also excellent. In some ways I liked it better. Other than location they don’t really connect to each other so each can be read independently. There is a third book in the trilogy, World Without End, that gets good reviews but I haven’t read it.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George is excellent if you like that kind of historical fiction. At over 1000 pages it’s the longest book I’ve ever personally read.
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley is well written and over 800 pages. It’s essentially the King Arthur legend from the perspective of the women.
I also enjoyed Fire & Blood by George RR Martin. I have watched the series but never read the GoT books. But this one is quite good if you’re interested in that universe. (752 pages)
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin feature a number of 700+ page books!
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (penguin edition)
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (if u read them all in one)
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (I haven’t finished reading this one but it’s good so far!!
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes