Supergran's chunky read

[supergran71]

I have just discovered this on my bookshelf. I bought it a couple of months ago and then just forgot it. Its

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth - 1474 pages!!!!
Has anyone else read this?

[Freewheeling Andy]

Yep. It's very long, a classic family saga book, really. I read it on a (very long) holiday once. I found it very easy to read, and kind of absorbing, but a little like soap opera, in that you kept involved but there wasn't a huge amount of depth.