41 - The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list

[Harry]

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett is over 1000 pages.

[Lex]

Audrey wrote: "Oh dear, I really am going to have to read A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth...all 1504 pages of it!"

That's mine too I've started it and I'm doing 20 pages per day.

[Duygu]

Anyone else doing Shōgun ??

[Nadine in NY]

I'm suffering through Kushiel's Dart. I do not like long books, and I went and deleted all the other long books from my TBR! I'm going to try switching to audiobook for this one, and if that doesn't help, I'll move on to Anna Karenina, the one other long book that I left on my TBR.

Last year a bunch of us read The Count of Monte Cristo - that took me almost all year, and it's the longest book I've ever read! It really helped me to know others were reading it at the same time. If anyone is reading that this year, our book discussion post is: Count of Monte Cristo book discussion.

I find it really helps to know someone else is reading the same long book, so I encourage everyone who wants support to rally other members and start posts in the Book Discussions folder if a post doesn't already exist there!

[Ashley Marie]

Duy wrote: "Anyone else doing Shōgun ??"

I think Shogun is my longest book too! Definitely top 5, and probably the longest of the books I actually own, so I'll probably bend the rules to accommodate :)

[Duygu]

Ashley Marie wrote: "Duy wrote: "Anyone else doing Shōgun ??"

I think Shogun is my longest book too! Definitely top 5, and probably the longest of the books I actually own, so I'll probably bend the ru..."

Yeay, we can do it together if you'd like

[Ashley Marie]

Duy wrote: "Yeay, we can do it together if you'd like"

Oh sure! I probably won't get to it til July at this point, if you're okay with waiting? Let me know what works for you!

[Curlotte]

Finished Les Miserables last February, I think..
it was a very tough read for me..
won't be able to finish if I don't use audio (actually, i used text to speech instead of the official audiobook)

[Milena]

Nadine wrote: "I'm suffering through Kushiel's Dart. I do not like long books, and I went and deleted all the other long books from my TBR! I'm going to try switching to audiobook for this one, and ..."

Thanks for the reminder, Nadine. I could use support for War and Peace. I started it a few days before the new year, and I am still only at 24%,

[Duygu]

Ashley Marie wrote: "Duy wrote: "Yeay, we can do it together if you'd like"

Oh sure! I probably won't get to it til July at this point, if you're okay with waiting? Let me know what works for you!"

that sounds good for me too :)

[Lilith]

I read and *loved* The Mueller Report. The longest (and densest) book on my TBR. Just like Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, this was fantastic, and led me down so many pathways. I read it with my eyeballs, so I could read every footnote, every appendix, every legal references. I had my Lexis-Nexis open on my laptop – so thankful I had my creds still available!

This gave me all the feels. I laughed, I cried, I felt like screaming, I felt like going to law school.

I laughed: Don McGahn clearly has not dealt with a misbehaving 4-year-old child, or has had to be Mom and the voice of reality. I felt for him, and I understand his impatience, but his character was hilarious.

I cried: Jeff Sessions and I will likely never agree on anything, except for this: Bullying. Is. Bad. I cried when I read that he carried around his resignation letter almost every day of his life, after being asked to resign very early in the administration.

I felt like screaming: Bob Mueller laid out the most meticulous reasons for Congress to be able to move forward with impeachment and why he could not prosecute. He laid out molecular dissections of The Constitution to substantiate his claims. He laid out, in infinitesimal atomic detail exactly what happened and when, where, with whom, and even reasons why. Wanted to scream at the senators who did not read the opus.

I felt like going to law school: Robert Muellerand Bryan Stevenson are as responsible as my clinical forensics mentor.

Sounds dense and boring? Nah, it’ll give you the feels. Your politics do not matter. The characters and the drama are fantastic. Solid 10 stars.

[Marcella]

The joke's on me because I have War and Peace (1392 pages) on my list, which I put down as a "maybe one day..." book. Numbers 2 and 3 are Pillars of the Earth (976) and Anna Karenina (964), so maybe I'll try one of those unless I get a burst of energy.

[Marcella]

Lilith wrote: "I read and *loved* The Mueller Report. The longest (and densest) book on my TBR. Just like Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, this was fantastic, and led..."

I am SO impressed with your dedication.

[Patricia]

The The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies...

[K.L.]

K.L. wrote: "I've got several books on my TBR that are all around the same number of pages. Since most of them will fulfill other prompts, I'll probably read The Tale of Genji for this one."

Just a quick update: I started reading The Tale of Genji for this prompt last week, and I've only made it about 80 pages into the story so far. I think this prompt is going to take me quite a while to finish...

[Charlene]

Charlotte wrote: "Mine is going to be The Count of Monte Cristo... this is part of my lifetime list that I've wanted to read and I've found that I like listening to these long classics rather than read t..."

This is me!!! This was my longest book on my TBR. I started reading a physical copy and was getting bored. Listening to this has piqued my interest.

[Nadine in NY]

Charlene wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Mine is going to be The Count of Monte Cristo... this is part of my lifetime list that I've wanted to read and I've found that I like listening to these long classics ..."



I read this last year and the only way I got through it was audiobook. John Lee is The Man!

[Lilith]

Marcella wrote: "Lilith wrote: "I read and *loved* The Mueller Report. The longest (and densest) book on my TBR. Just like Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, this was fan..."

Marcella, you are so kind! I honestly *loved* this book, and I 'll definitely read more.
I started with the idea that I would read 10 pages a day. I could handle that. And then, I would get so swept up, that I'd read 20, 30, 50 pages one day, LOL!

May all your reading be this good!

[JessicaMHR]

Previously I mentioned that I was working on Leaves of Grass which I kinda still am but, I am currently reading The Goldfinch which is another of my longest books.

I knew it was long but, MAN! I'm listening to the audiobook and it is over 31 hours! I've got 2 days left on my Overdrive 'rental' and still have like 12 hours still to go! Let's hope I can get thru it in time. Because I know I'd have to wait forever to get it again since I waited months to get it in the first place.

**Update**
Just finished the book and was it just me or was anyone else expecting a lot more from this book. After all its ravings and hype I was definitely expecting something else. So glad I used the audiobook, don't think I would have gotten thru it otherwise.

[Flora]

Currently reading I was interested in the beginning but now I think it will never end

[K.L.]

K.L. wrote: "Just a quick update: I started reading The Tale of Genji for this prompt last week, and I've only made it about 80 pages into the story so far. I think this prompt is going to take me quite a while to finish..."

I finally finished reading The Tale of Genji this morning, and I am really glad to be done! If you're planning on reading this book for the "longest book (by pages) on your TBR prompt," I definitely recommend starting early. It took me about six weeks to get through.

[Nadine in NY]

K.L. wrote: "I finally finished reading The Tale of Genji this morning, and I am really glad to be done! If you're planning on reading this book for the "longest book (by pages) on your TBR prompt," I definitely recommend starting early. It took me about six weeks to get through. ..."


Congrats on finishing this awful prompt haha!! I got an early start on it, too, but then I hated the book and DNF'ed, so I'm back at the start again. My next longest book is on hold as an audiobook. (Audio is pretty much the ONLY way I can make it though a dreadfully long book these days.) I've got six months left, I should be okay :-)

[Trish]

So, another one for Les Miserables here. It's not only the longest book on my list, but most likely the longest book I've ever read, assuming I can get through it!

Heather L wrote: "Ugh, looks like mine is War and Peace, which is what I suspected. I think I’d rather reread Les Mis! 😐"

I really enjoyed War and Peace when I read it three or four years ago - but then, I'm interested in the Napoleonic period anyway.

[Sherri]

I read Captains and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell for this prompt. 816 pages. 3 stars. I didn't love it. It's historical fiction which is a favorite genre. It was originally published in 1972. There were a lot of words you don't see used much in today's literature. Which I enjoyed, but it was like the author thought why use a smaller word if a bigger word would do. Also the story ran out of steam for me. It was predictable.

[LeahS]

I read East of Eden by John Steinbeck, which was 732 pages long in the edition I read. Now I am adding The Grapes of Wrath to my TBR!

[Jacqie]

I read Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann. 1022 pages. But at least 15 pages at the end is a list of all the acronyms used and their meanings!

I had put this book on my TBR because I thought it sounded interesting (it is almost all one sentence, all 1000+ pages of it) but I don't think I seriously thought I would read it. Until this challenge. However, I actually do highly recommend it- gave it 5 stars!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Reed]

I read long books📚all the time and I chose A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain to read for this one

[Reed]

The longest book📕 I have in my shelf is A Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

[poshpenny]

Jacqie wrote: "I read Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann. 1022 pages."

Wow. I've heard a couple of people read out like, half a page and I wanted to throw it through the window.

[Marcella]

So months ago I posted that the longest book on my TBR was War and Peace. Instead, this year I have read both Crime and Punishment and Bleak House, which together I feel EMOTIONALLY is the same as War and Peace. Right?

[LeahS]

I'd say so!

Have to say that Ducks, Newburyport was my book of the year in 2019!

[Nadine in NY]

Marcella wrote: "So months ago I posted that the longest book on my TBR was War and Peace. Instead, this year I have read both Crime and Punishment and Bleak House, which together I feel EMOTIONALLY is the same as ..."


Yeah I'd count it. I've not read War & Peace, but it's possible that - emotionally - those two combined are MORE than W&P.

[Nadine in NY]

Jacqie wrote: "I read Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann. 1022 pages. But at least 15 pages at the end is a list of all the acronyms used and their meanings!

I had put this book on my TBR because I thought it so..."


This book gets great reviews! But I'll never know if I like it, because there's no way I'm going to attempt to read a 1000 page long sentence.

[Heather L]

Reed wrote: "The longest book📕 I have in my shelf is A Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain"

An excellent choice!


I’m with Nadine on the “Ducks” book. I abhor three-page long paragraphs; there’s no way I could read a 1000-page long run-on sentence. *shudders*

[Reed]

How come? I'm all about reading different varieties of books that are for young adults no matter how big or small the book is

[Reed]

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[Brandon]

Reed wrote: "How come? I'm all about reading different varieties of books that are for young adults no matter how big or small the book is"

You can try the sample and see if it works for you. Stream of consciousness writing works for me in small doses and very rarely (Star Trek: Q-Squared has a nice sequence of it used for effect). After about 10 or so lines of the style used in Ducks, Newburyport, I was about ready to tear my hair out. I like writing that is structured into sentences and paragraphs. Heck, even poetry has distinct lines and stanzas.

I may try The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, which is the longest book on my TBR that I have easy access to.

[Doni]

poshpenny wrote: "Jacqie wrote: "I read Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann. 1022 pages."

Wow. I've heard a couple of people read out like, half a page and I wanted to throw it through the window."

I loved it!

[Jacqie]

poshpenny wrote: "Jacqie wrote: "I read Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann. 1022 pages."

Wow. I've heard a couple of people read out like, half a page and I wanted to throw it through the window."

You've definitely got to ignore "the fact that". That phrase might be a lot harder to ignore if it's being read!

[Dana]

Okay, so ignoring all the "13-stories-in-a-single-collection" sort of thing, I have two options:

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas or The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

[Tamara]

I read "From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore" edited by Daryl Cumber Dance which has 736 pages.

[Duygu]

I read House of Leaves, which killed me.

[John]

I read A Column of Fire by Ken Follett. Several of his are between 900 - 1100 pages but, surprisingly, read quickly.

[Patricia]

I have Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman.

[Britany]

FINALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Finished Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nadine in NY]

Wooohoooo!!!!!

[Cassie]

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Completed: July 8, 2021