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39 Doorstopper Books to Spend Some Time With
It's a good time of year for big plans. You’ve got most of 2023 ahead of you. Why not dream big?
In this spirit, we’ve collected below our semi-annual listing of “doorstopper” books – massive tomes with big page counts for the truly intrepid reader. In fact, this year we went really big. All the books below have official counts of more than 500 pages. You’ll find new releases up top, and a comprehensive collection of classic doorstoppers below.
Pro tip: If you’re participating in the 2023 Goodreads Challenge, this is a great way to earn style points. Big books get big respect in the Challenge arena. But if you’re going to finish them in time, it’s best to start early.
If you see anything below that seems do-able—or if you’re in the market for an actual doorstop—just add the title to your Want to Read list.
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Your turn! What's a favorite doorstopper that you'd recommend to your fellow readers? Let us know in the comments!
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Feb 07, 2023 12:08PM
Poison wood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver is an all time favorite.
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Maureen wrote: "Virginia wrote: "This list is missing one of my favorite authors, James Michener. Most of his books fit this catagory and I've read many of them."I agree! Hawaii is one of my favourites."
I so agree with Hawaii and all Mitchner's novels
Fayne & Shantarum. The sequel to Shantarum, "(Mountain Shadow) is in my bookcase awaiting my attention
Greg Iles' 'Natchez' trilogy!
I'll second the Shantaram audiobook recommendation - one of my favorites. I also love the Raven's Shadow trilogy by Anthony Ryan.
Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy. Set in newly independent India, this book captures the nation's complex and competing cultures in a great story of family hopes, prejudices, love and triumphs.
Virginia wrote: "This list is missing one of my favorite authors, James Michener. Most of his books fit this catagory and I've read many of them."I am glad that someone else remembers James Michener. I spent many hours on the NYC subway reading his books.
I agree with Virginia. Michener's books are very long. Just finished The Source. It was absolutely fantastic!
I'm surprised to find that I've read 12 of these, although I didn't really see myself as a doorstopper person. Nice mix of old and new. No Wolf Hall? A doorstopper if ever I saw one, and the third volume of the trilogy more so, "The Mirror and the Light".
