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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there a certain genre you prefer? Classics? Literary fiction? Historical fiction? Mysteries? Romance? Fantasy?

It's hard to know where to start.

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Where to start what? Reading "longish" books? Or just plain reading? Read what you like -- what I like (literary fiction and pop cnf) isn't necessarily going to be what you like. [/quote]

I believe "where to start" referred to giving a recommendation, which I have asked for.  I like all kinds of genres, though I have a bit of a harder time with science fiction. "Read what you like" is generally good advice, but I asking for a something a little more specific.  The poster below  noted that Demon Copperfield, which has received rave reviews, is a slog at 600 pages.  It's a great example of exactly what I am trying to avoid.  I am asking for a book that was worth the pages.

I'd consider medium to longish anything over 400 pages.[/quote]

Since you don't like Sci-Fi (and I am assuming this encompasses fantasy as well) - these are my recs for page-turners/sink-in stories that are longer (and fwiw - I am the same re: Demon Copperhead - I just can't get into it) -

Love Songs of WEB Dubois - Honoree Jeffers
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Harlem Shuffle (only 300+ pages) - Colson Whitehead
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow -Gabrielle Zevin
Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness (tips into fantasy territory - vampires/witches)
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
Life after Life - Kate Atkinson

And if you want to dip into scifi - you can't go wrong with:

All Our Wrong Todays - Elan Mastai - which is really a reflection on what it means to be human if you can get past the time-travel aspect of the story.

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Hmm… all reading counts but this seem a little bit more fluffy reads than what I would consider a long book. [/quote]

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