Please suggest me a fat book you’ve enjoyed. I’m looking for 500 or more pages kind of thing. Something big that will take up some time. I love the chunky ones. I’m looking for fiction, but no science fiction and no fantasy. by KeyCricket9499 Related: I’m looking for an Urban Fantasy where the protagonist is introduced to magic for the first time. Looking for easy to read translations of ancient books such as the Odyssey and Beowulf A story about a mythical musician Book than can relate to Biology Books that changed the way you thought about literature
Ame2pirate on April 19, 2024 4:17 pm Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa (970 pages) Beach Music by Pat Conroy (800 pages) Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer (592 pages) All 3 are historical fiction.
ReddisaurusRex on April 19, 2024 4:20 pm Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy The Brothers K by David James Duncan Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
rhiaazsb on April 19, 2024 4:24 pm Shogun by James Clavell runs 1150 pages and when you get to the end you’d wish it went on for another thousand. It’s that good.
Wild_Preference_4624 on April 19, 2024 4:34 pm The *really* long books I read are all fantasy, but [A Tree Grows in Brooklyn](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc5de2f5-b132-4c4c-8e49-8bf46005d5da) by Betty Smith is a great non-fantasy book that’s over 500 pages.
Scaredysquirrel on April 19, 2024 4:38 pm A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. Reading it for the 4th or 5th time now. Have a mini book club with a couple friends. It’s really good.
chrissiec1393 on April 19, 2024 4:38 pm Wheel of Fortune or Cashelmara by Susan Howatch. Their both multi generational, historic novels.
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Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa (970 pages)
Beach Music by Pat Conroy (800 pages)
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer (592 pages)
All 3 are historical fiction.
David Copperfield by Dickens
Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
The Brothers K by David James Duncan
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Shogun by James Clavell runs 1150 pages and when you get to the end you’d wish it went on for another thousand. It’s that good.
11/22/63 by Stephen King
I loved Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald (736 pages)
Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel
The Shards Bret Easton Ellis
The *really* long books I read are all fantasy, but [A Tree Grows in Brooklyn](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc5de2f5-b132-4c4c-8e49-8bf46005d5da) by Betty Smith is a great non-fantasy book that’s over 500 pages.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (enjoy!)
Proust..
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. Reading it for the 4th or 5th time now. Have a mini book club with a couple friends. It’s really good.
Wheel of Fortune or Cashelmara by Susan Howatch. Their both multi generational, historic novels.
Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follett
The Forsyte Saga
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver