Nicola Booth Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 Don Quixote and The Count of Monte Cristo. Have both of these on my bookshelf and am sure that once I start them I will really enjoy them but the size is kinda off-putting! Quote
Cookie Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 The Complete works by Oscar Wilde 1268 pages. The Colected works of Edgar Allan Poe 800 pages. Byron's Poetry and Prose 1088 pages. Quote
Ooshie Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Seeing Plum Island by Nelson DeMille mentioned on another thread made me have a look at the books of his I have on my shelves: Plum Island - 574 pages Night Fall - 581 pages The Charm School - 687 pages Gold Coast - 637 pages Up Country - 849 pages And on the shelf below him are my Susan Howatch books: The Wheel of Fortune - 1150 pages Cashelmara - 702 pages Penmarric - 717 pages The Rich are Different - 699 pages Sins of the Fathers - 719 pages I really enjoyed all of the above! Quote
davidr Posted May 27, 2010 Posted May 27, 2010 One yo add to the Doorstep Challenge: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (about 1150, I think) Story about the building of a cathedral in 12th century England Quote
Univerze Posted May 27, 2010 Posted May 27, 2010 Any Wheel of Time book, by Robert Jordan, generally towards the 1000 pages, but at least something like 800. Am going through them too fast still though. Quote
willoyd Posted May 29, 2010 Posted May 29, 2010 Doorsteps that I've read in the last couple of years and loved: A Suitable Boy - mentioned before on this thread but as it was by someone who had yet to read it, just to say it was fabulous! (1400+ pages) Bleak House - Dickens at his very best (800+ pages) This Thing of Darkness - fictionalised account of the relationship between Darwin and Fitzroy (captain of the Beagle). Harry Thompson's only novel, but what a novel! (750 pages) Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson's sequel to the Baroque Trilogy, that he actually wrote first. An amazing blend of war, modern day treasure hunting, cryptography and so much more. (920 pages). Wolf Hall - a mere 620 pages, yet some people think it too big to tackle - my favourite book of 2009. and the grand-daddy of them all - and one of the greatest - War and Peace. the title says it all! I've also read The Count of Monte Cristo and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, but they've already been mentioned, so will merely second them. Quote
randa23 Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 People could also try the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It's only 530 pages long but it is a great page turner and incredibly brilliant crime novel. Quote
Guest Eliza1 Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts is quite a large book, but it's brilliant. Quote
princessclair Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 IT by Stephen King is definately a doorstop! At 1116 pages long its going to keep me busy for a while, but I'm really enjoying it! I would recommend it I read this book when I was 18 years old (quite along time ago)It took me a month to read but well worth every moment.The stand is also a good book if you want to tackle something a bit bigger.Stephen King was my best author through my teens and early 20s.I stopped reading them as I got older and more fearful, stupid as they were always good books.Hope you enjoy. Quote
dave165 Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow, 560 pages. Up in the top 5 crime novels I have read, brilliantly done. Don Winslow's masterpiece is not only a page-turning thriller but also a rich and compelling novel about a very mixed group of characters, each in his or her own way seeking some sort of salvation or redemption. The plot is essentially simple: how the US government and some of its quasi-autonomous agencies (CIA, FBI, DEA) all for their own reasons encouraged, sponsored and actively financed and helped the development of the drug cartels and their trade in Mexico. Groups of characters - a young Chicano boy from the Barrio who makes good and becomes a Senator (and who is the target of an assassination plot that tops and tails the book); a morally troubled DEA boss who tries to do good, but who is driven by events and by a desire both for salvation and revenge to sleep with the devil; and the various gang leaders, some of them psychopathic, others urbane, civilised and deadly; a high-class prostitute; and a charismatic Catholic priest who is dedicated to the improvement of the lives of his people. Quote
Jade32 Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 The Crimson Petal and the White - Michael Faber, amazing book, around 1000 pages Quote
I'mRose Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is absolutely brilliant! Quote
BookMan18 Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Does anyone feel the need to try Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Quote
willoyd Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Does anyone feel the need to try Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Yes, it's on my to read list for the forthcoming year. Quote
Ooshie Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 It's on my shelf and to read list too, but I must admit I'm feeling a bit daunted by the thought! Quote
Abcinthia Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Does anyone feel the need to try Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Yes I've always to read it. Quote
emmt1986 Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 The Passage by Justin Cronin is 1008 pages in paperback but it is a real page turner. Be warned it is the first of a trilogy Quote
Chiara Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 The Name of the Wind has about 700 pages and its sequel The Wise Man's Fear has 1347 pages! That was quite a challenge Quote
Feste Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 Can I suggest 'Kushiel's Dart' by Jacqueline Carey? It's 1015 pages long and as I'm in the midst of reading it, it'd be nice to make it the first one of my Doorstep Challenge! Quote
Argon9 Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 Gone With the Wind - 1042 pages I'm reading that one right now. Quote
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