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Last post 10-01-2008 14:46 by gyreweave. 49 replies.
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  • 02-17-2008 16:15 Post ID: 289,124 

    Longest book you've read?

    I thought mine would be War and Peace... but I think it's actually 'A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth coming in at 1349 pages Surprise

    What's other peoples'?
     

  • 02-17-2008 16:17 Post ID: 289,126  In reply to

    • tolly18
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    Re: Longest book you've read?

    Yes, that one's huge! I fought my way through it a few years ago.
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  • 02-17-2008 16:18 Post ID: 289,127  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    Um cant think of any titles of the top of my head but most pages was around 850
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  • 02-17-2008 16:20 Post ID: 289,129  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell....a whopping 1024 pages...but i loved it!
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  • 02-17-2008 16:33 Post ID: 289,136  In reply to

    • jubes
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    Re: Longest book you've read?

    A Suitable Boy for me too
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  • 02-17-2008 16:36 Post ID: 289,140  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    Among others there were War and Peace, Gone with the Wind and probably Lord of the Rings. Can't remember how many pages though.....:q25:
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  • 02-17-2008 16:47 Post ID: 289,151  In reply to

    • jade28aa
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    Re: Longest book you've read?

    I am reading War and Peace at the mo, alongside another, but also have A Suitable Boy, just got The Witching Hour - Anne Rice through the post the other day which is also around 1200 pages. But I think the longest I have read so far is The Crimson Petal and the White which is around 1000 pages I think
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  • 02-17-2008 17:17 Post ID: 289,175  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    War and Peace or A Suitable Boy whichever is longer.

  • 02-17-2008 18:01 Post ID: 289,190  In reply to

    • deefer
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    Re: Longest book you've read?

    Shogun, which was over 1000 pages.  Also some of Edward Rutherfurd's books were over 1000 pages, but can't remember if they were London, Dublin, Sarum or Russka (or even all).  I really like the long books and always feel sorry when I have come to the end. 
  • 02-18-2008 8:40 Post ID: 289,405  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    The Stand by Stephen King and Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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  • 02-18-2008 8:43 Post ID: 289,408  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    Mine's Gone with the Wind
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  • 02-18-2008 8:53 Post ID: 289,421  In reply to

    • jobar
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    Re: Longest book you've read?

    Diana Gabaldon's A Breath of Snow and Ashes....a whopping 1424 pages long......and that's only book six in the series.....still more to go ,and all her books are over 1000 pages long....:q27:

  • 02-18-2008 9:01 Post ID: 289,437  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    I'm not really sure but suitable candidates would be some of Stephen Kings books, which even in paperback are whoppers. I think IT was over 1000 pages in paperback (and really small type too!).
  • 02-18-2008 9:28 Post ID: 289,467  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    I think my longest is Needful Things by Stephen King - around 800 pages, nothing compared to some of you lot!
  • 02-18-2008 19:28 Post ID: 289,896  In reply to

    Re: Longest book you've read?

    My biggest was the Mars Trilogy which over 1600 pages but also read a A Suitable Boy

    Other biggie's 1000-1200 were

    Phillp Pullman's His Dark Materials as a single volume 

    Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

    Quincunx by  Charles Palliser

    And in the pipeline I have

    Mao the Unknown Story by Chang and Halliday

    Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

    The tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

     

     

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