Favorite Long Books

34,333 members

393 reviews

½ 4.4

14 Members: eromsted, dhm, Cecrow, roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, Bretzky1, rplinke, bkshs, FranzK72, Nonconformisto, BunnyHamm

4

Middlemarch

by George Eliot

20,671 members

367 reviews

4.2

13 Members: jain, dhm, roby72, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, si, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, Laura1124, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, BunnyHamm

5

Ulysses

by James Joyce

27,368 members

374 reviews

4

11 Members: eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, rplinke, FranzK72, PureChaos,Bretzky1 ,JillMac111
Explanations: Bretzky1 : The primary example of a book that people say they like just because they are supposed to say so.

6

Crime and Punishment

51,462 members

573 reviews

4.2

13 Members: eromsted, dhm, roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, bkshs, FranzK72, Nonconformisto, PureChaos

7

Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

30,483 members

379 reviews

½ 4.3

14 Members: eromsted, jain, Cecrow, roby72, thecoroner, Eowyn1, Dilara86, alex68, Bretzky1, al.vick, bkshs, JillMac111, FranzK72, PureChaos

8

Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

41,555 members

618 reviews

3.8

13 Members: jain, dhm, Cecrow, roby72, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, si, Bretzky1, kara.shamy, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, PureChaos,JillMac111

9

David Copperfield

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

24,051 members

324 reviews

4.1

11 Members: dhm, roby72, thecoroner, katie4098, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, bkshs, PureChaos

10

The Name of the Rose

by Umberto Eco

21,722 members

334 reviews

4.2

12 Members: jain, KimarieBee, Cecrow, roby72, thecoroner, Eowyn1, Dilara86, alex68, rplinke, bkshs, FranzK72, Nonconformisto, ,ahef1963

11

by Susanna Clarke

29,726 members

837 reviews

3.9

11 Members: hipdeep, jain, craso, chgstrom, Cecrow, souloftherose, Dilara86, cej1027, ahef1963, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda,KimarieBee ,aulsmith ,alex68
Explanations: aulsmith : It wanders about and never really gels.

12

The Magic Mountain

11,150 members

194 reviews

4.2

9 Members: eromsted, dhm, roby72, cindyst2000, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, rplinke, FranzK72,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : Too slow for me

13

It

by Stephen King

25,747 members

462 reviews

4.1

9 Members: hipdeep, chgstrom, Cecrow, mkbird, thecoroner, ahef1963, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda, Nonconformisto,rplinke

14

The Tin Drum

by Günter Grass

8,380 members

104 reviews

4

9 Members: eromsted, roby72, FAMeulstee, thecoroner, javiermarias, Dilara86, alex68, rplinke, FranzK72

15

The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

38,962 members

516 reviews

4.1

9 Members: aulsmith, chgstrom, Cecrow, roby72, FAMeulstee, Bretzky1, cej1027, Laura1124, ManWithAnAgenda

16

Great Expectations

43,868 members

479 reviews

3.9

11 Members: dhm, chgstrom, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, PureChaos,merrystar

17

Midnight's Children

by Salman Rushdie

15,478 members

269 reviews

4

10 Members: Cecrow, roby72, mkbird, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, ahef1963, Laura1124, JillMac111, FranzK72

18

Bleak House

The Man Without Qualities

15,349 members

272 reviews

4.2

9 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, souloftherose, elkiedee, Bretzky1, ahef1963, kara.shamy, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

19

by Robert Musil

890 members

16 reviews

4.2

6 Members: eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, FranzK72

20

In Search of Lost Time

by Marcel Proust

4,344 members

50 reviews

½ 4.6

6 Members: eromsted, roby72, FAMeulstee, thecoroner, alex68, FranzK72

21

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

One Hundred Years of Solitude

6,460 members

113 reviews

4.2

8 Members: aulsmith, roby72, FAMeulstee, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, rplinke, FranzK72

22

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

43,899 members

695 reviews

4.1

8 Members: eromsted, Cecrow, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, rplinke, FranzK72

23

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

49,568 members

779 reviews

4.2

9 Members: eromsted, Cecrow, mkbird, cindyst2000, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, bkshs, FranzK72,Bretzky1
Explanations: Bretzky1 : One of the most overrated books that I have read, and my edition is less than 500 pages.

24

Vanity Fair

by William Makepeace Thackeray

16,339 members

201 reviews

3.9

8 Members: roby72, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, JillMac111, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

25

Middlesex

by Jeffrey Eugenides

29,016 members

660 reviews

4.1

7 Members: Tomleesteenboek, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, JillMac111, FranzK72

26

Our Mutual Friend

The Count of Monte Cristo

6,567 members

111 reviews

4.2

8 Members: roby72, mkbird, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, kara.shamy, Laura1124, FranzK72

27

The Odyssey

by Homer

62,196 members

521 reviews

4

7 Members: aulsmith, dhm, thecoroner, Laura1124, FranzK72, Nonconformisto, PureChaos

28

by Alexandre Dumas

30,682 members

493 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: dhm, Cecrow, roby72, FAMeulstee, alex68, al.vick, bkshs, FranzK72

29

Life: A User's Manual

by Georges Perec

4,247 members

66 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: roby72, thecoroner, Dilara86, alex68, si, FranzK72, PureChaos

30

The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

42,067 members

1,313 reviews

4.1

8 Members: KimarieBee, chgstrom, roby72, Sambella, ahef1963, Laura1124, Julie_in_the_Library, JasonAiden,cej1027

31

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

14,508 members

374 reviews

4

9 Members: aulsmith, roby72, mkbird, thecoroner, ahef1963, Laura1124, bkshs, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

32

A Suitable Boy

by Vikram Seth

6,216 members

117 reviews

4.2

7 Members: dhm, roby72, FAMeulstee, souloftherose, Dilara86, si, ahef1963

33

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

by Thomas Hardy

21,560 members

265 reviews

3.8

8 Members: roby72, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, Laura1124, FranzK72

34

Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

35,732 members

531 reviews

4.1

7 Members: roby72, thecoroner, alex68, Bretzky1, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, PureChaos

35

Life After Life

by Kate Atkinson

9,419 members

625 reviews

4

6 Members: chgstrom, cindyst2000, elkiedee, ahef1963, JillMac111, Julie_in_the_Library

36

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

52,139 members

2,235 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: jain, KimarieBee, chgstrom, ahef1963, bkshs, JillMac111

37

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

by Victor Hugo

16,380 members

204 reviews

3.9

8 Members: aulsmith, Cecrow, thecoroner, alex68, Laura1124, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, PureChaos

38

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

17,271 members

224 reviews

4.1

9 Members: hipdeep, dhm, FAMeulstee, Sambella, ahef1963, Laura1124, bkshs, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library,eromsted ,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : Uneven

39

The Tale of Genji {complete}

by Murasaki Shikibu

6,249 members

65 reviews

3.9

7 Members: roby72, mkbird, thecoroner, alex68, Laura1124, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

40

A Storm of Swords

by George R. R. Martin

28,059 members

479 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: KimarieBee, Cecrow, Sambella, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda, JasonAiden,merrystar

41

The Moonstone

by Wilkie Collins

12,055 members

274 reviews

4

8 Members: roby72, souloftherose, thecoroner, Bretzky1, ahef1963, bkshs, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

42

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

by Laurence Sterne

8,544 members

125 reviews

3.9

6 Members: roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

43

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

by Michael Chabon

20,347 members

428 reviews

4.2

6 Members: hipdeep, jain, aulsmith, alex68, ahef1963, Laura1124

44

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

27,845 members

512 reviews

4.2

6 Members: FAMeulstee, Eowyn1, ahef1963, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda, PureChaos

45

The Mill on the Floss

by George Eliot

9,724 members

131 reviews

3.8

7 Members: roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

46

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

by Henry Fielding

8,984 members

104 reviews

3.9

7 Members: jain, roby72, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

47

Life and Fate

by Vasily Grossman

4,114 members

100 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: roby72, FAMeulstee, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, FranzK72

48

Doctor Faustus

The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet)

4,714 members

50 reviews

4.2

6 Members: dhm, roby72, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, FranzK72

49

V.

by Thomas Pynchon

5,861 members

43 reviews

4

6 Members: eromsted, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, rplinke, FranzK72

50

A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

49,657 members

1,200 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: KimarieBee, chgstrom, Cecrow, ahef1963, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar

51

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

18,215 members

867 reviews

3.9

6 Members: cindyst2000, javiermarias, ahef1963, Laura1124, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda

52

by Stephen King

4,981 members

72 reviews

½ 4.5

5 Members: chgstrom, Sambella, ahef1963, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda

53

The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

28,600 members

539 reviews

4.2

7 Members: Cecrow, cindyst2000, elkiedee, Laura1124, bkshs, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda,KimarieBee

54

The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

24,989 members

185 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: roby72, thecoroner, ahef1963, Laura1124, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, PureChaos,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : This is more a collection of short stories than a novel.

55

A Tale of Two Cities

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel

41,881 members

492 reviews

3.9

6 Members: KimarieBee, aulsmith, chgstrom, ahef1963, Laura1124, bkshs,jain
Explanations: jain : <500 pages (in the editions I've seen)

56

The Portrait of a Lady

by Henry James

12,111 members

139 reviews

3.9

6 Members: roby72, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

57

A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

35,091 members

591 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: KimarieBee, Cecrow, Sambella, ahef1963, JillMac111, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar

58

The Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio

11,358 members

133 reviews

4

4 Members: roby72, thecoroner, alex68, FranzK72

59

Possession

by A. S. Byatt

14,206 members

312 reviews

4

6 Members: roby72, thecoroner, ahef1963, kara.shamy, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

60

The Makioka Sisters

by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

2,518 members

48 reviews

4.1

6 Members: aulsmith, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72

61

by Haruki Murakami

19,652 members

405 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Tomleesteenboek, roby72, thecoroner, ahef1963, bkshs

62

The Mists of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

17,812 members

311 reviews

4.1

6 Members: craso, Cecrow, Eowyn1, al.vick, ahef1963, bkshs,merrystar ,ManWithAnAgenda

63

Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady

by Samuel Richardson

1,591 members

29 reviews

½ 3.5

5 Members: roby72, souloftherose, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963

64

The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen

17,832 members

356 reviews

3.8

6 Members: thecoroner, alex68, Laura1124, JillMac111, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

65

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

26,018 members

477 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: roby72, cindyst2000, Laura1124, JillMac111, PureChaos

66

The Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas

24,469 members

271 reviews

4.1

5 Members: jain, aulsmith, roby72, bkshs, PureChaos

67

We Were the Mulvaneys

by Joyce Carol Oates

6,671 members

101 reviews

½ 3.6

6 Members: chgstrom, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, JillMac111, FranzK72

68

Sailing to Sarantium

by Guy Gavriel Kay

2,752 members

52 reviews

4

4 Members: aulsmith, Cecrow, merrystar, ahef1963

69

Doctor Zhivago

by Boris Pasternak

12,985 members

172 reviews

3.8

6 Members: roby72, FAMeulstee, thecoroner, alex68, bkshs, FranzK72,Bretzky1

70

Journey to the End of the Night

by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

6,864 members

86 reviews

4.2

4 Members: roby72, thecoroner, alex68, FranzK72

71

The Pickwick Papers

Joseph and His Brothers: The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, Joseph the Provider

10,383 members

151 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Cecrow, roby72, souloftherose, thecoroner, alex68, FranzK72,aulsmith
Explanations: aulsmith : Too episodic for me.

72

Doomsday Book

by Connie Willis

8,747 members

397 reviews

4.1

5 Members: jain, aulsmith, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

73

1,252 members

20 reviews

4.1

5 Members: roby72, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, FranzK72

74

The Golden Notebook

by Doris Lessing

5,971 members

99 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: dhm, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, FranzK72

75

Demons

9,401 members

84 reviews

4.2

5 Members: roby72, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, FranzK72

76

The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett

30,298 members

804 reviews

4.2

5 Members: KimarieBee, chgstrom, Cecrow, Bretzky1, ahef1963,

77

Oblomov

by Ivan Goncharov

3,899 members

74 reviews

4

5 Members: roby72, thecoroner, alex68, rplinke, FranzK72

78

Underworld

by Don DeLillo

8,764 members

89 reviews

3.9

6 Members: roby72, thecoroner, javiermarias, alex68, Laura1124, FranzK72,JillMac111

79

The Idiot