Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is books with high page counts. I'm normally a bit hesitant to pick up books with high page counts so they tend to stay on my TBR for awhile and here are 10 that I found.
1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros - It doesn't help that I didn't love the second book in the series so between that and the page count this one may be on my shelf until my TBR Jar determines that it is time to be read. (544 pages)
2. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness - I've seen such good reviews for this one and I do want to read it but the page count frequently scares me off. (592 pages)
3. The Huntress by Kate Quinn - This isn't as long as the others but it is still a bit longer than what I usually reach for. (560 pages)
4. The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson - I usually enjoy Larson's book and I recently read a historical fiction that made me interested in Churchill's family but once again it will probably be on my TBR until my TBR Jar says it's time. (546 pages)
5. Cress by Marissa Meyer - This one is another that isn't that long but is still just long enough. (552 pages)
6. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - I've seen this listed on a number of favorite books but the page count terrifies me! (964 pages)
7. Inkheart by Cornelia Furke - This one isn't too bad and because it's a middle grade it probably reads first but the fact that it looks massive has made me hesitate. (563 pages)
8. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel- This one interests me but never quite enough to make the commitment to read it. (653 pages)
9. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton - I enjoy Kate Morton and I've had this on Audible for literally years but can never quite commit to read it. (485 pages)
10 The Stand (and pretty much everything else) by Stephen King - I've watched a number of King's movies and read a short story or two. There are a number of books from King on my TBR but the page count is almost as scary as the subject matter. (1,152 pages)
What do you think of books with high page counts? Is it a selling point or a deal breaker?
Well I've read the two chonkers at the top by Rebecca Yarros and Deborah Harkness, and enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
The Stand is on my list this week, too! I really liked that one, though what a chunkster. :D
ReplyDeleteI don't mind a big book if it is readable. I liked The Huntress but did listen to it rather than read it. Onyx Storm is my least fave in the series and as yet can't bring myself to reread. Some awful violent stuff. Like you have heard good things about A Discovery of Witches and I do want to read it.
ReplyDeleteI'm really not a fan of high page count books. I prefer the shorter reads. Your choices do sound good, though.
ReplyDeleteOooooh Deb Harkness and Wolf Hall - two thumbs up! I love chonkers of books! The Stand is on my list as well.
ReplyDeleteThese days, I think of anything over 400 pages as chonky and I don't have the patience for really lengthy books like I used to. That being said, I've read CRESS, INKHEART, and THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER (which is my least favorite book by Morton). I used to be a huge Stephen King fan, so I've read many of his but not THE STAND. It's massive and I've never been able to get past the first chapter or so. Oh well. I hope you enjoy all these when you get to them!
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
I don't think Kate Morton can write anything less than 500 pages! Love her work but she does a take a while to get another book out. Hope I live long enough for another, lol.
ReplyDeleteKate Quinn has some dynamite long books too. One of my favorite authors who writes looooong books is James Michener. Also Edward Rutherfurd. His Ireland series is great.