Best longish book that is worth the time

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[Post New]08/30/2023 06:48
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Anonymous wrote:Lincoln Highway. I couldn’t get into it at first, but then loved it! I convinced a friend to push through too and she ended up loving it.


Lincoln Highway and Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead) were two of my favorites last year. (They came out in 2021, but I only got around to reading them in 2022, which honestly is pretty good for me.)

And The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers). I guess reading stuff a year late is my thing.

Those of you who loved Cutting for Stone -- did the conclusion make you like it more or less? Because I was chugging along pretty happily, and then the conclusion pissed me off enough that when I hear his new book being touted, I'm hesitant.
[Post New]08/31/2023 07:58
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Anonymous wrote:Agree with
Pachinko
Cutting for Stone
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And add
The Omnivore's Dilemma

This is a 400 page book...I'm not sure that is considered "longish."
It's quite good, though!
[Post New]08/31/2023 08:02
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My unpopular opinion: The Goldfinch


I loved The Goldfinch


I did too. I felt pulled into Theo’s story in a deep way.
[Post New]08/31/2023 08:03
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Anonymous
Anything. By KenFollett

Covenant of Water
[Post New]09/02/2023 09:45
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Anonymous
The Brothers Karamazov
Crime and Punishment
Anna Karenina

or anything by classic Russian authors, really. I love them. So multilayered and dense, yet very readable and relatable at the same time.
[Post New]09/02/2023 09:54
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Anonymous
Les Misérables is well worth the effort, even with Hugo’s tangents. Such a great story.
[Post New]09/16/2023 20:59
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Anonymous wrote:Ken Follett’s Century Series is great if you like 20th century history (it’s fiction).

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doer is magnificent.


+1 Cloud Cuckoo Land

The Warmth of other suns
[Post New]09/17/2023 21:17
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Demon Copperhead was so good.
[Post New]09/18/2023 20:30
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Anonymous
Going back into the archives for this one, but I remember reading The Grapes of Wrath and found it riveting.

[Post New]09/19/2023 15:04
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Anonymous
Anybody remember Tai-Pan?
[Post New]09/19/2023 21:56
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Demon Copperhead was so good.

Most depressing book, and so d@mn long.
[Post New]09/20/2023 20:47
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Anonymous
All the light we cannot see- what a beautiful book

New York by Edward Rutherford
[Post New]09/20/2023 21:54
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Stephen King's The Stand.



one of the worst books I have ever read. I really regret that one. Movie was even worse
[Post New]09/27/2023 10:41
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Ken Follett Century Series
The Secret History/Goldfinch: Donna Tart
A Little Life: Hanya Yanagihara
Cutting for Stone: Abraham Verghese
Pachinko: Min Jin Lee
All the Light We Cannot See: Anthony Doerr
Americanah: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi
Vikram Seth: A Suitable Boy
[Post New]09/27/2023 10:54
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cutting for Stone was excellent.


Have you tried his new book?

I am reading now and loving it.

Other longish that I loved include:
The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
The Brothers K - David James Duncan
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