Blog Readers LOVE Long Books

Thanks to several blog readers who responded to the question about long books. Since it is difficult to see responses on a particular blog entry, I have copied all of the replies. I hope you enjoy reading them and get some new ideas for long books that are worth the time.

Length is not an issue, just love a great book. Two of my favorite long books are The Warmth of Other Suns and Tha Gentleman from Moscow. Marcia Teal

I would list Pulitzer Prize winning Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See” as a long book I have read (544 pp). It is an expansive tale and war story about two youthful characters caught up in World War II after the occupation of France. (a Nazi Germany soldier and a blind French girl). The chapters alternate telling in beautiful fashion about their lives in this wartime. Today, November 2nd, the story comes out on Netflix. Beveraly Biersdorf

I am a huge fan of “ long “ books. Once I’m captivated by the story, writing, characters , etc I want to stay in that world. Such a treat to look back at the titles mentioned and think about the pleasure of reading. And thank you for new suggestions. SueEllen Hanan

What fun to look over this list of books and remember what treats they were to read. Some of the ones that I have read here I have read more than once, and got so much out of them even in subsequent readings. (Life After Life is a good example.) Other excellent ones are two by Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone and more recently, The Covenant of Water. Bette Tullis

I should have also mentioned two of my favorite non-fiction tomes, both by David Halberstam: “The Children”, a gripping 700+ page account of the very young Black students who met in the early 1960s and went on to lead the civil rights movement; and “The Powers That Be”, another 700+ pager, which details the emergence of The Washington Post, CBS, Time Inc., and the NY Times as the most powerful news sources of their time. Madeleine Kaye

When looking at”long books”, I think of them as treats you get to enjoy for a longer time! Some favorite longer books I’ve enjoyed are Demon Copperhead, Pachinko, Fellowship Point, and others. Cheryl Armstrong

I am reading The Bee Sting, which is short listed for the Booker Prize. It is long but I like it. Kathy Abrams