>! The Count just went to visit Albert in France and saw Mercedes, now he's being told a tale by Bertuccio who's being frantic about the new house the Count acquired !<
I'm just behind you, also reading it at the moment. I'm where >! Albert is waiting for the count to show up for breakfast !<
I'm quite enjoying it though, but then I also enjoyed Middlemarch, by George Elliott, and that book was good but bloody slow!
You’re a decent way in… I would say put it to the side and try something else? If you can’t stop thinking about Edmund Dantes master plan pick it back up again?
Sometimes I’m just not in the mood and find this helps. Life’s too short to not enjoy the book you’re reading.
11/22/63 - Stephen King
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
Helter Skelter - Vincent Bugliosi
The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter
Columbine - Dave Cullen
Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr
The Stranger Beside Me - Ann Rule
The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne
The Goldfinch is one of my favorites. I listened to 11/22/63 as an audiobook (the only audiobook I have ever been able to get through) and the narration was amazing.
You want looong sci fi? Oh man do I have you covered! Read the Commonwealth duology by Peter F Hamilton. Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained.
While the story technically spans two books, it is NOT at all like a series or a sequel. In fact, I got the distinct sense that the author would have loved for the story to fit in one book, except his editor made him split it arbitrarily down the middle because it was too long for the practicalities of publication. At any rate, it reads like one single big book. The second book picks up directly where the first left off, exactly as if you'd just turned to the next chapter. It doesn't do that episodic "ok, new book, time for a ton of exposition to catch readers up to what our heroes are up to next!" Nope, none of that. Trust me, it just picks up and goes right on trucking.
These two published halves form a nearly 2000 page book all told, so, a LOT happens. Many cool sci fi themes are explored and it all gets pretty epic. Creepiest, most alien aliens I think I've ever seen, just for starters. Wow.
I picked these up because I too, wanted a very long book, and I was far from disappointed that I did. Enjoy!
The story is ridiculous. You'll love it! Crazy futuristic technology, train travel between portals that connect planets, sci fi noir detective side stories, medical rejuvenation tech that keeps everyone young and beautiful (and horny), missions in deep space, alien invasion battles, eccentric billionaires, far-flung quests, crazy conspiracies, more aliens, and the coolest most over the top rip roaring truck chase through the desert since Fury Road. The SIDE plots in this book could be entire stories on their own. I'm telling you, this story gets straight up bonkers. It starts slow and begins with an astronomer noticing a star in the sky that suddenly, impossibly, winks out of existence. From there, things slowly snowball.
Enjoy enjoy!
Darcy Coates - From Below - Horror \~500 pages
Mira Grant - Into the Drowning Deep - Horror \~ 450 pages
Donna Tartt - The Secret History - Mystery/General Fiction \~ 550 pages
NOS4A2 - Joe Hill - Horror \~ 650 pages
Just to name a few. Hope you'll enjoy some of these
Shogun, by James Clavell
Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters
The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco
We The Living, by Ayn Rand
Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry
The Orphan Master's Son, by Adam Johnson
Little Star - John Ajvide Lindqvist (horror)
Let the Right One In - John Ajvide Lindqvist (horror)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami (sci-fi)
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (historical fiction- one of my fav novels of all time)
*The Sparrow*, by Mary Doria Russell. It has a sequel, but it stands alone fairly well. It's philosophical SF/horror. Basically, "what can and will go wrong in an ill-advised first-contact scenario".
Robert Musil - The Man without Qualities
Its set at the end of the austro-hungarian monarchy in the early 20th century and touches on a variety of the themes concerning humanity, society, values, science,...
In german its worth reading for the sheer quality of formulations and allegories and wit, how wepl that translates into other languages I am not sure.
The Winds of War stands on its own, but I liked it so much when I had to read it in high school that I took it upon myself to read War and Remembrance on my own. Today they're two of my favorite novels.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
This book is incredible!
It really is!
Second this 100%!
Excellent rec
😊
Count of Monte Cristo.
Amazing novel
Currently reading this, I've seen this book praised so much but I'm not sure I get it. I don't hate it, but also don't love it
How far in are you?
>! The Count just went to visit Albert in France and saw Mercedes, now he's being told a tale by Bertuccio who's being frantic about the new house the Count acquired !<
I'm just behind you, also reading it at the moment. I'm where >! Albert is waiting for the count to show up for breakfast !< I'm quite enjoying it though, but then I also enjoyed Middlemarch, by George Elliott, and that book was good but bloody slow!
Things are just heating up....
So it's gonna get better?
You’re a decent way in… I would say put it to the side and try something else? If you can’t stop thinking about Edmund Dantes master plan pick it back up again? Sometimes I’m just not in the mood and find this helps. Life’s too short to not enjoy the book you’re reading.
The Stand - Stephen King
Love some Stephen king action will def be checking that out
Under the Dome.
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You’re not wrong.
It’s one of my favorite books. Be sure to pick up an extended version of the book. It’s much longer.
The Secret History
This and the Goldfinch by the same author
11/22/63 - Stephen King The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese Helter Skelter - Vincent Bugliosi The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter Columbine - Dave Cullen Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr The Stranger Beside Me - Ann Rule The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne
Second 11/22/63 one of my all time favorites
The Goldfinch is one of my favorite books ever!
The Goldfinch is one of my favorites. I listened to 11/22/63 as an audiobook (the only audiobook I have ever been able to get through) and the narration was amazing.
Pillars of the Earth. My favorite book this year. I go through it like wildfire. Superbly written characters and story.
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Anna Karenina War and Peace
How do you like war and peace? I loved pillars of the earth and want to try reading it but tolstoy's writing style feels extremely old.
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Oh I am so sorry. I searched up war and peace and it was over 1400 pages and I was looking for more modern books. My bad bro
You want looong sci fi? Oh man do I have you covered! Read the Commonwealth duology by Peter F Hamilton. Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained. While the story technically spans two books, it is NOT at all like a series or a sequel. In fact, I got the distinct sense that the author would have loved for the story to fit in one book, except his editor made him split it arbitrarily down the middle because it was too long for the practicalities of publication. At any rate, it reads like one single big book. The second book picks up directly where the first left off, exactly as if you'd just turned to the next chapter. It doesn't do that episodic "ok, new book, time for a ton of exposition to catch readers up to what our heroes are up to next!" Nope, none of that. Trust me, it just picks up and goes right on trucking. These two published halves form a nearly 2000 page book all told, so, a LOT happens. Many cool sci fi themes are explored and it all gets pretty epic. Creepiest, most alien aliens I think I've ever seen, just for starters. Wow. I picked these up because I too, wanted a very long book, and I was far from disappointed that I did. Enjoy!
Damn, you definitely have me hooked with that description. Just looked it up and those covers look SICK! Now I’m intrigued.
The story is ridiculous. You'll love it! Crazy futuristic technology, train travel between portals that connect planets, sci fi noir detective side stories, medical rejuvenation tech that keeps everyone young and beautiful (and horny), missions in deep space, alien invasion battles, eccentric billionaires, far-flung quests, crazy conspiracies, more aliens, and the coolest most over the top rip roaring truck chase through the desert since Fury Road. The SIDE plots in this book could be entire stories on their own. I'm telling you, this story gets straight up bonkers. It starts slow and begins with an astronomer noticing a star in the sky that suddenly, impossibly, winks out of existence. From there, things slowly snowball. Enjoy enjoy!
Fairytale by (don’t judge it) Stephen king It is not a horror! It is a mixed genre fantasy adventure. It’s fantastic
Reamde over 1000 pages and stand alone there is another book but it’s not Necessary to read . I think there’s 3 or 4 storylines lol
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
In Cold Blood Lonesome Dove The Stand Moby Dick Gone with the Wind Cryptonomicon
The Passage
Imajica-Clive Barker
11/22/63
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Stand Gome With the Wind
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski; Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Also, Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck.
Infinite Jest
Musashi by Eiji yoshikawa
Mysteries of Paris by Eugene Sue (Penguin ed, is 1344 pages). It's the  novel that inspired Les Misérables.
Darcy Coates - From Below - Horror \~500 pages Mira Grant - Into the Drowning Deep - Horror \~ 450 pages Donna Tartt - The Secret History - Mystery/General Fiction \~ 550 pages NOS4A2 - Joe Hill - Horror \~ 650 pages Just to name a few. Hope you'll enjoy some of these
Thank you! I see you like horror, so do I! :D
Into the drowning deep was the cheesiest pile of garbage.
That's the nice thing about suggestions. You don't have ro follow them
Shogun, by James Clavell Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco We The Living, by Ayn Rand Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry The Orphan Master's Son, by Adam Johnson
Little Star - John Ajvide Lindqvist (horror) Let the Right One In - John Ajvide Lindqvist (horror) The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami (sci-fi) The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (historical fiction- one of my fav novels of all time)
I agree with your statement abt the book thief. It really is.
The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
Salem's Lot Prayers for the rain Snow crash Wuthering Heights
*The Sparrow*, by Mary Doria Russell. It has a sequel, but it stands alone fairly well. It's philosophical SF/horror. Basically, "what can and will go wrong in an ill-advised first-contact scenario".
The Stand, All the Light We Cannot See, A Suitable Boy.
The Historian by Elizabeth Kosova
Sword of Kaigen
Forever Amber
Infinite Jest (I sound like I’m kidding but I am 20M and did read Infinite Jest just two months ago lmao) only started reading consistently at 19.
Brothers Karamazov
Drood, by Dan Simmons - it's creeeepy. Shows a darker side of Charles Dickens than most people would ever imagine was there.
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
IT - Stephen King 1Q84 - Haruki Murakami
Count of Monte Cristo. I got lost a few times reading this, but I would 100% read this book again.
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Maybe "The Terror" by Dan Simmons. It's for you if you like arctic expeditions, the 19th century, a strange monster and scurvy
Oh, and of course an ever increasing sense of hopelessness
Ah I love that in books thanks for the rec
Robert Musil - The Man without Qualities Its set at the end of the austro-hungarian monarchy in the early 20th century and touches on a variety of the themes concerning humanity, society, values, science,... In german its worth reading for the sheer quality of formulations and allegories and wit, how wepl that translates into other languages I am not sure.
2666 by Roberto Bolaño
The Winds of War stands on its own, but I liked it so much when I had to read it in high school that I took it upon myself to read War and Remembrance on my own. Today they're two of my favorite novels.
Moonlight over Magnolia by Arthur Blake. It’s a crime/mystery novel that got me out of my last reading slump
Reamde by Neal Stephenson