I got into reading in mid 2024 and have never stopped. I've seen a lot of stuff online recently about how everyone should read the classics at least once in their life and I definitely want to. The two I'm most interested in are war and peace and the count of Monte Cristo. But both of those are 1000+ pages and I'm used to books of between 350-500 pages, the longest I've read was around 595. So I'm looking for some books (fiction) of around 700-800 pages I could read first to get used to reading longer books.
My favorite styles are historical fiction and crime. The kind of books I've read so far.
The last kingdom series
The winter king series
Jack reacher
Frida McFadden books
by Wide-Preference1461
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Dude you’re gonna love The Count of Monte Cristo when you get to it, that book is absolutely insane
For the 700-800 page range try The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett – it’s historical fiction set in medieval England and once you get into it the pages just fly by. Also maybe check out some of Stephen King’s longer stuff like The Stand, that one’s chunky but addictive as hell
Don’t stress too much about the page count though, honestly a good long book feels shorter than a boring short one
Stephen King’s 800+ page ***11/22/63***. A man goes back in time in an effort to prevent the assassination of JFK.
King was on a real nostalgia kick when he wrote it, drawing an accurate picture of what life was like back then.
The Count of Monte Cristo is like water, you will read through it fast. The story is great, best revenge story ever. Don’t let the pages scare you.