Looking for some long books to read that are 500+ pages long or 800 pages long
Looking for some long books to read that are 500+ pages long or 800 pages long
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Looking for some long books to read that are 500+ pages long or 800 pages long
Have you read any of the Outlander books?
Elin Hilderbrand writes books atleast 500 pages
James Michener
Pretty much anything by Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy – Mistborn trilogy or The Stormlight Archive. 3 – 4 books in the latter series so far)
The shining or other Stephen King books may be!
Alison Weir, Margaret George, Deborah Harkness
I just started The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish. It’s really good!
Dostoevsky?
An Instance of the Fingerpost-Iain Pears
I recently read Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose and it was between those lengths. If you like romantic suspense, give it a try!
Mariana Zapata (if you haven’t read her) has a lot of books that are 500 pages or more.
Cemetery Road!!
I love Greg Iles! Havent got this one yet, but I will!
If you like mysteries, Elizabeth George’s Detective Lynley books are long. The earlier books in the series are the best.
Sherrilyn Kenyon has some that are long like that. Acheron and Styxx are both extremely long and great reads!
The Huntress by Kate Quinn and The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood are two that jump right to mind for over 500 pages.
The Religion by Tim Willocks (660 pages) fiction, . There’s always War and Peace . LOL ? or Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke 1,006. I’m also reading The Book of Life by The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness (last book of All Souls Trillogy,) FYI the Discovery of Witches which is the first book of this series has started on the AMC Network.
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Witches of New York, Outlander series for sure. Book of Negroes
Anna Karenina
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice, and Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain. One fiction, one a memoir. Both exceptional.
If you enjoy Suspense/Thrillers most all of Karen Rose books are around 600 pages or more
@Margaret I’ve never read her books, have to look her up. Thanks
A Discovery of Witches. 3-4 books in the series.
The key to erebus by emma v leech. It is a trilogy with a spin off fae series
This book is the first in a trilogy. There are three trilogies in the series. Maybe more now. Each of quite long.
Check out this book on Goodreads: Kushiel’s Dart http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153008.Kushiel_s_Dart
Classics like Count of Monte Cristo
Outlander series..all over 800 pages, some over 1000
All the Light We can not see
The Huntress and if you like Stephen King, The Stand
Swan Song by Robert McCammon
Under the dome by Stephen King
Greg Isles. Cemetary Road
Authors Margaret George and Ken Follett for historical fiction; Game of Thrones series (the books are so much better than the series!)
I loved Gone With The Wind. Its around 1,000 pages depending on what edition it is. Also, The Stand by Stephen King. And I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb.
@Tracey i second gone with the wind. I read it in 2 days it was so good. I couldn’t put it down
I’m currently reading Dragonfly in Amber(2nd Outlander book) it’s like 700 pages!
The Huntress by Kate Quinn
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Maia by Douglas Adams is long, over 1000 pages I believe
Terry Goodkind’s Wizard First Rule is 836 in paperback. Book one of epic fantasy series.
James Mirchner
Flamecaster by cinda Williams chima
Outlander series, Phillips Gregory , Margaret George
Any of the Don Winslow Border series is you like police thrillers. Also the Nelson DeMille John Cory series of thrillers are really great. Closer to 500 pages.
I am Pilgrim is the best thriller I’ve ever read and The Book Thief dealing with the holocaust and a young girl’s life was amazing.
Have you read the Outlander series yet? They are all over 800 pages.
Pillars of the Earth, World without End (series) both are over 1000 pages. Nothing I ever thought I’d like and couldn’t get enough once I did read them
Anything by Elizabeth George. I love her books and her writing style!
Diana Gabaldon has a great series- Outlander
The Passage by Justin Cronin and The Fireman by Joe Hill
Outlander series, most are over that length.
The Goldfinch. Top of the list on my all time favorite books!
Most of the Court of Thorns and Roses series are about that long – I’ve only read the first two, but I’m really enjoying the series so far.
Acheron by @Sherrilyn : Outlander by Diana Gabaldon:
Have you read The Outlander series?
Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose. It’s over 600 pages and so good!
Pillars of the earth series. By Ken Follett..or the Outlander series both great reads.
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, In the Courts of the Sun by Brian D’Amato.
My Dear Hamilton is 600+ pgs by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
The Throne of Glass series by Sarah Maas is fantastic and each of the 7 books is over 500 pgs. I still have the last two to read.
Stephen King The Stand
Ken Follett’s Pillars of the Earth series gets my vote too.
@Debby good book also.
Shantaram. My favorite book.
Needful Things by Stephen King was amazing. But then again, most of his books are…and they almost all fit into this category!
Outlander series, game of thrones series
IT by Stephen king
Mississippi blood by Greg Iles.
If you like nonfiction, “The Executioner’s Song” by Norman Mailer is amazing, and more than 1,000 pages IIRC. (but doesn’t read like it)
The Harry Potter series.
Redemption of Althalus, The Belgariad series by David Eddings
The Rent Collector by Camron Wright is a big book with a big message. Love of reading and how books can influence to change.
Anna Karenina
Hearts of Isira by @Bethany
The Ladies Of The Club. It’s an old book, but very good
@Celeste whose the author??? I looked in my library app, but I couldn’t find it. Thank you
What a great book! Old but still good!
The Bronze Horseman
The “Outlander” series are long books and wonderful. I read them years and go and they are still very popular.
Eragon
Discovery of Witches
I loved Ken Follett’s trilogy that starts with Pillars of the Earth. That is what I would take if stranded on a deserted island. ?
@Terry me too
Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons
Old Sins by Penny Vincenzi
Any of the Outlander books
Elizabeth George writes long stories. Greg Iles writes delightful stories, most of them long.
Anything by Edward Rutherford. Historical fiction.
Karen Rose’s books are around 600 or so pages. She writes Romantic Suspense Series.
Gone With The Wind
Through A Glass Darkly
The Pillars Of The Earth
Gone With The Wind
Through A Glass Darkly
The Pillars Of The Earth
@Kelley love pillars
Allison Brennan
Pepper Winters – the ribbon duet
Game of thrones books. War and peace. Neil gaimans work.
All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, starting with “A Discovery of Witches”
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah was wonderful.
War and Peace. LOL
@Veronica , I read War and Peace twice. I learned a lot (the second time) and even taught parts of it in my college Literature classes. It was the most painful book I ever read!
Another good one is “How Green is my Valley “.
Every Penny Vincenzi book that I have ever read is well over 500 pages.
@Victoria she is really good
Gone With the Wind
Greg iles books are long
Natchez burning
Harry Potter
The Murmur of Bees.
Most any Karen Rose book.
Outlander series.
That’s what I was going to suggest!
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon. Each book in the series is over 6-700 pages. Have read the whole series 3 times and find something I don’t remember every time.
@Toni , I read these years ago and still enjoy reading them.
@Linda I just wish the next one will be released soon.
@Toni , I met Diana not long after her books were a big success at a writer’s conference in Phx, Az. She told me that she had never been to Scotland and did all her research on the internet. I was blown away! That was almost 20 years ago! I love it that her books are still popular.
@Linda me too.
@Toni She has more than 8 in the series?
@Jane she is supposed to writing the next in the series. She has also written “novellas about Lord John.
Outlander, The Dark Tower Series, The Priory of the Orange Tree.
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter is 520 pages and though I am o my on 110 it is really good! So far. All the Outlander books are massive and wonderful.
Ken Follett’s The Century Trilogy- Based on Fall of Giants (WW1) Winter of the World (WW2), and Edge of Enternity (Vietnam War-, 1960-80) follows family members. Awesome series. He also has a Kingsbridge series.
The Bone Tree series of three books. By Greg Iles
Depends on the genre?
Paranormal Romance-
The French Vampire Legend Series – each book (3 so far) is over 600 pages(
https://www.amazon.com/Erebus-French-Vampire-Legend-Book-ebook/dp/B009OEKJ0E/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_2?crid=1J31EYT8XO1BC&keywords=the+key+to+erebus&qid=1555196738&s=gateway&sprefix=The+key+to+ere%2Caps%2C136&sr=8-2-fkmrnull
Anything by Sarah Lark – In The Land Of The Long White Cloud series first book is 717 pages, Song Of The Spirits is 704 pages and the last one Call Of The Kiwi 494 pages. Toward The Sea Of Freedom is 560 pages, A Hope At The End Of The World is shorter 267 pages, Island Of A Thousand Springs 511 pages.
The Casquette Girls series by Alys Arden.
Try anything by Dorothy Dunnet.
Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy