Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
Foucault’s Pendulum – Umberto Eco
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*A Prayer for Owen Meany* – John Irving
*The Name of the Rose* – Umberto Eco. (Someone else recommended his *Foucault’s Pendulum*, which is also fantastic. It makes a good philosophical sequel to *Name of the Rose*.
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A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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David Copperfield
Gone with the Wind
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Stormlight archive 4 soon to be 5 books that will fit the bill
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Anna Karenina
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Lonesome Dove
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{{ I Know This Much is True }} by Wally Lamb
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Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
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They don’t get any bigger than Marcel Proust’s *In Search of Lost Time.* You too can eavesdrop on the rich and the raunchy of Belle Epoque France.
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At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill (500-600 pages depending on edition)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
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Infinite Jest
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Les Miserables unabridged
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The Children’s Book by AS Byatt
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Why is this downvoted? Isn’t this the exact thing this sub is for??
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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*4 3 2 1* by Paul Auster
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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Stephen King- IT, The Stand, Needful Things, Insomnia, The Tommyknockers, The Talisman, Black House, 11/22/63
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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood and the Bee Sting by Paul Murray
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Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.
Good luck!
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The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova. There’s a book within this book. Bonus points if you like intense descriptions of Eastern European towns!!!
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How about epic fantasy? The Wheel of Time series. 14 books, most about 1000 pages apiece.
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
Foucault’s Pendulum – Umberto Eco
*A Prayer for Owen Meany* – John Irving
*The Name of the Rose* – Umberto Eco. (Someone else recommended his *Foucault’s Pendulum*, which is also fantastic. It makes a good philosophical sequel to *Name of the Rose*.
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
David Copperfield
Gone with the Wind
Stormlight archive 4 soon to be 5 books that will fit the bill
Anna Karenina
Lonesome Dove
{{ I Know This Much is True }} by Wally Lamb
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
They don’t get any bigger than Marcel Proust’s *In Search of Lost Time.* You too can eavesdrop on the rich and the raunchy of Belle Epoque France.
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill (500-600 pages depending on edition)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Infinite Jest
Les Miserables unabridged
The Children’s Book by AS Byatt
Why is this downvoted? Isn’t this the exact thing this sub is for??
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
*4 3 2 1* by Paul Auster
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Stephen King- IT, The Stand, Needful Things, Insomnia, The Tommyknockers, The Talisman, Black House, 11/22/63
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood and the Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.
Good luck!
The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova. There’s a book within this book. Bonus points if you like intense descriptions of Eastern European towns!!!
How about epic fantasy? The Wheel of Time series. 14 books, most about 1000 pages apiece.
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky,