To qualify for the Big Book Summer challenge, books have to be at least 400 pages. These ten are all in my possession and most have been on my TBR list for at least a year. They’re in the order I plan (sort of) to read them.
Reading this on a recommendation from my sister from several years ago. She lent me her copy and I kept it so long without reading it, I finally returned it to her. Now, I’ve borrowed it back. What better time to tackle an almost 800-page historical novel?
This book has been languishing in my collection for a while. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is a literary masterpiece, but it took me a long time to attempt it due to its daunting length (544 pages), so I’m hoping for the same here.
This was in our family Christmas 2019 gift swap, when we swapped books that we liked and thought others would also like. I’ve always meant to read Pat Conroy and never have.
Opening lines of Red Sister, first in this fantasy trilogy: “It is important, when killing a nun, to ensure that you bring an army of sufficient size. For Sister Thorn of the Sweet Mercy convent Lano Tacsis brought two hundred men.”
Look at that! A blurb by Pat Conroy on the cover! The paperback of this one came out in 2005 and I have the hardcover, so that gives you an idea of how long I’ve hung onto this one.
Honestly, I’ll probably never read this one, but I liked Snow Crash (on audio) so much that I’ve thought for years about reading another book by Neal Stephenson, and I found this copy used.
Have you read any of these? Should I move one up or down the list?
