Let's Hear It for the Big Book

As I post this entry, I'm awaiting delivery of Ken Follett's newest release, Fall of Giants. Like his earlier tomes, The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, his newest historical novel weighs in at approximately 1,000 pages--and it's only the first of his Century trilogy. 

I'm genuinely excited about digging into Giants. I love having a "big book" to look forward to at the end of the day. 

For several years, the mega historical novel faded from popularity. It's a cultural thing, I...