#TopTenTuesday Big Books I’ve Read #TuesdayBookBlog

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Books with a High Page Count in which Jana invites us to ‘share those doorstop books!‘ These days I’m a wimp when it comes to tackling big books (which for me is anything over 500 pages) but here are some I’ve read. Links will take you to my review.

  1. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel (912 pages)
  2. The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (832 pages)
  3. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (656 pages)
  4. The Secret History by Donna Tartt (629 pages)
  5. Macbeth by Jo Nesbo (624 pages)
  6. Sword of the War God by Tim Hodkinson (608 pages)
  7. The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (575 pages)
  8. The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (560 pages)
  9. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (552 pages)
  10. A Place Without Pain by Simon Bourke (518 pages)

What are the biggest books you’ve read? Do you love diving into a big book or view it with trepidation?

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  4. Over the years I’ve read loads over 400 pages. I think the longest was Child of the Phoenix by Barbara Erskine at 950 pages. In the last few years I would suggest the following

    1 Mirage by Camilla Lackberg 551. In fact the whole trilogy of Cult and Trapped

    2 Cold Truth by Toni Anderson 506
    3 Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts 431
    4 Concealed in Death by JD Robb 402
    5 Atlas by Harry Whitaker and Lucinda Riley 763
    6 Essex Dogs by Dan Jones 432
    7 Overboard by Sara Paretsky. 432
    Gill

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    1. I found it easy to get stuck into long books (800 pages +) when I was younger. I just don’t seem to have the appetite for it these days. Maybe it’s because a lot of big books now are fantasy and that genre doesn’t appeal to me.

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    1. I’m exactly the same. Devoured big books when I was younger. Oh dear, perhaps it’s about the passing years and not feeling you can make that time investment any more… I’ve been turning to audiobooks as well to tackle big books.

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  17. I knew The Rose Code was long, but it certainly didn’t feel long when I read it. Others are also mentioning The Frozen River, but again, it didn’t feel long to me. If a book is really well written, it never feels like a long read.

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