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re: Tell me your favorite 1000+ page books
Posted on 3/17/25 at 9:26 am to Ace Midnight
Posted on 3/17/25 at 9:26 am to Ace Midnight
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I'm not sure it is a 1000+, but is definitely in the hefty book category is Clancy's Red Storm Rising.
It gets lost in the noise of all the Jack Ryan books, but it is its own thing, entirely and discreetly. It is one of the finest mass market fiction books of all time.
I think I started reading it on a Friday and finished by Sunday evening in undergrad.
Just under 700 pages, but I added it to my list. Read my first 2 Clancy novels last year, and I hope to read them all eventually.
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Posted on 3/17/25 at 9:28 am to komodo
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions! Finishing up a couple of shorter reads then I'll start on these. Probably off of work til May, and I'll come back in and post my thoughts on the ones I choose.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 9:43 am to SW2SCLA
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Read it in 4th grade because it was 125 accelerated reader points, but my God it was boring. Will not reread
I remember taking the Gone With the Wind test just because of the massive amount of points despite not having read the book. Figured it was worth a shot
Don't really know how I turned into a big reader like I am now, I hated reading when I was younger.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 1:44 pm to SW2SCLA
I'm not 100% on the page count but Norman Mailer's Harlot's Ghost is an epic story of the Cold War-era CIA.
Massive cliffhanger though, and he never got around to writing the conclusion. Still a great read.
Massive cliffhanger though, and he never got around to writing the conclusion. Still a great read.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 1:50 pm to cfish140
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I almost picked up war and peace a couple weeks ago but pussed out. Is it worth it for anybody that’s read it?
Yes. It's excellent. Napoleon is the main character even though he's only "on-stage" for a handful of pages.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 1:53 pm to komodo
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Winds of War
War and Remembrance by Wouk
His two books on the birth and early years of Israel are very good, too. The Hope and The Glory I think?
Posted on 3/17/25 at 6:05 pm to SW2SCLA
If you want something long, read trilogies or books with sequels.
Winds of War and War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
Pillars of the Earth series by Tom Follette
Lonsome Dove series in the order of the story line which is not the order in which it was written.
Shelby Foote Civil War trilogy.
Ian Toll War in the Pacific trilogy if you are interested in that.
Winds of War and War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
Pillars of the Earth series by Tom Follette
Lonsome Dove series in the order of the story line which is not the order in which it was written.
Shelby Foote Civil War trilogy.
Ian Toll War in the Pacific trilogy if you are interested in that.
Posted on 3/23/25 at 12:54 am to SW2SCLA
11.22.63
Posted on 3/25/25 at 5:26 am to SW2SCLA
Lonesome Dove for me. My favorite book of all time.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 11:32 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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I would vote against Les Misérables. That was a snooze fest and one of the few books I've ever given up on.
I could t finish Watership Down, for the same reason.
Posted on 4/3/25 at 8:17 am to Ace Midnight
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I'm not sure it is a 1000+, but is definitely in the hefty book category is Clancy's Red Storm Rising.
It gets lost in the noise of all the Jack Ryan books, but it is its own thing, entirely and discreetly. It is one of the finest mass market fiction books of all time.
I think I started reading it on a Friday and finished by Sunday evening in undergrad.
Finished it last night and loved it! Pacing was excellent and I hardly put it down. Thanks for the rec! I think I'll start working on the Jack Ryan novels this year
Posted on 4/3/25 at 8:23 am to iwyLSUiwy
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iwyLSUiwy
Non fantasy (long list), The Count of Monte Cristo is a good epic. Pretty enjoyable all the way through and not a lot of lag like most 1000+ pagers.
If you happened to watch the series Shogun on FX, the book would be up your alley
I'm going with one of these two next, after I read a few shorter books.
I re-read the complete version of The Stand before I read Red Storm Rising, and it was even better than I remembered. Last read it about 15 years ago. Some great characters in that novel.
Posted on 4/3/25 at 2:03 pm to SW2SCLA
Taipan
Noble House
Both by James Clavell
Noble House
Both by James Clavell
Posted on 4/5/25 at 7:10 am to TheGooner
Words of Radiance by Sanderson most definitely. 2nd book in the Stormlight archive.
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Posted on 4/10/25 at 5:13 am to SW2SCLA
Infinite Jest - not to be taken on lightly, this one is a project. I hated the thing when I got to the end. But parts of it kept nagging at me and I went back and re-read them. And that fed on itself until now I've probably read the whole thing 5 times or more (some parts many more). A monster of a book and my favorite, period.
Cryptonomicon (paperback is > 1,000 pages) - It has a reputation as difficult but I really enjoyed this one from the first time through. What I missed on the first reading is how damn funny, brilliant, and subversive it is. It's a bit dated now, and the end isn't perfect but it's definitely in my top 10. I go through a listen every couple of years when I want to have some fun.
Cryptonomicon (paperback is > 1,000 pages) - It has a reputation as difficult but I really enjoyed this one from the first time through. What I missed on the first reading is how damn funny, brilliant, and subversive it is. It's a bit dated now, and the end isn't perfect but it's definitely in my top 10. I go through a listen every couple of years when I want to have some fun.
Posted on 4/12/25 at 12:57 pm to SW2SCLA
Herman Wouk’s WWII series (Winds of War, War and Remembrance) both are some of the finest novels Ive ever read. Each clock in at 1K+ pages.
Posted on 4/13/25 at 3:34 pm to SW2SCLA
These aren’t very edgy suggestions, but I truly love wheel of time and Sanderson’s Cosmere books.
My other loves are Bernard Cornwell’s Last Kingdom series and also his 3-part Arthur trilogy.
I also really like some of Jeff Wheelers books. He’s lesser known but I was enthralled by his Kingfountain books.
My other loves are Bernard Cornwell’s Last Kingdom series and also his 3-part Arthur trilogy.
I also really like some of Jeff Wheelers books. He’s lesser known but I was enthralled by his Kingfountain books.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 8:08 pm to geauxpurple
quote:just finished this one recently- excellent non fantasy historical fiction. It was a riveting read for me, (and long)
Pillars of the Earth series by Tom Follett
Posted on 4/16/25 at 12:12 am to Ace Midnight
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I'm not sure it is a 1000+, but is definitely in the hefty book category is Clancy's Red Storm Rising.
It gets lost in the noise of all the Jack Ryan books, but it is its own thing, entirely and discreetly. It is one of the finest mass market fiction books of all time.
I think I started reading it on a Friday and finished by Sunday evening in undergrad.
For a time, RSR was required reading at Annapolis.
Posted on 4/20/25 at 10:03 am to SW2SCLA
The Lord of the Rings (technically six books in three volumes).
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