What is the longest book you have read?

Anna

@LadyDuck (458584)

• Switzerland

11 Mar 16

@Scindhia Violence? They are not books for kids but there is more mystery and crime than violence in his books. I have read some that I really liked. "Under the Dome" is a science fiction novel. A small town in Maine (US) that is cut out from the rest of the world by an invisible barrier that drops from the sky.

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Mike

@Mike197602 (15487)

• United Kingdom

12 Mar 16

@LadyDuck I've seen the show but haven't read the book. the show apparently has been massively altered from the book.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

More than 100 pages?!! Wow! Is it a horror story? I have never tried anything by Stephen King because I heard he packs a lot of violence in his books.

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Shubhu

@shubhu3 (36464)

• New Delhi, India

11 Mar 16

Breaking Dawn is the longest book I have read till date.I don't remember the time it took me to read yet it was quite long.

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Shubhu

@shubhu3 (36464)

• New Delhi, India

12 Mar 16

@Scindhia Oh heheh..I too was a die hard fan of Twilight series. :D

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

I read that book. My sister was a fan of Twilight series too.

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scheng1

@scheng1 (24650)

• Singapore

11 Mar 16

I cannot remember which book is the longest. I think I took a long time to read through War and Peace. That book was really unforgettable, and when you read it, you felt sad for the soldiers in the front line. Hard to imagine that people in city were dining and partying and talking about war in casual conversation.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

Maybe I will one day. I really want to. Does it have a tragic ending?

Peter B. Giblett

@pgiblett (6524)

• Canada

11 Mar 16

I have several non-fiction books over 1,000 pages in length.

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Peter B. Giblett

@pgiblett (6524)

• Canada

11 Mar 16

@Scindhia Not really they are in specialist areas.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

Would you recommend any specifically?

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

@pgiblett And what specialisations do you read?

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OtakuNerdyChica

@DanieGirl80587 (2713)

• United States

11 Mar 16

Gosh, I will have to go through my book collection lol. I usually read novels that have 300-400 pages in it though. I do know the 8th Harry Potter book had 800 pages I believe, so that might have been my longest 1 to date.

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OtakuNerdyChica

@DanieGirl80587 (2713)

• United States

11 Mar 16

@Scindhia Ever heard of Jodi Picoult? She is my favorite author! I sometimes enjoy Danielle Steele as well. I bounce around though with genres. I can also enjoy some guilty pleasures like the "50 shades of Grey" trilogy.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

I loved the Harry Potter series. It took witchcraft to a whole new level. What kind of books do you usually read?

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

@DanieGirl80587 I have read Danielle Steele and EL James. Can you suggest a good book of Jodi? I can try it out.

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

11 Mar 16

That would depends.. i read the complete Sherlock Holmes collection which is very long. Also the complete Grimms Fairy tales, those were books and books too. Also the complete O'Henry collection which is also very long. I love collection of short stories.

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

13 Mar 16

@Scindhia yes I prefer the show to the films, never liked robert downey jr I read a lot as a child. It's my favourite pass time and why I have bad eye sights

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

@Drosophila Sounds a situation similar to my little sister's. She too loves books.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

Complete collection?! Thats incredible! I have only read selected works of Doyle. Did you like the show sherlock?

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

11 Mar 16

I think the longest book I read was a few Chinese kung fu novel series. Each series contain 4 books, and each book is about 300-400 pages, I guess. I think I finished reading the series (4 books) in less than a week, because it was just too exciting to read the story and I couldn't put the book down. Hence I only read those novels when I was in school holiday, so I could spend almost the whole day reading them. I don't think I have the luxury to read novels now, with two children and work at home, I don't think I can just keep reading.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

I know how it can be with kids at home. Good that you still are interested in books.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14916)

• Malaysia

21 Mar 16

@Scindhia I still read books at home, not novels anymore, just books about parenting or education. I don't get addicted to those books, and I can just leave them down when I finish a section, as those require me to think.

@ShyBear88 (59285)

• Sterling, Virginia

11 Mar 16

The longest book I've read is probably Hunger Ga,Es ans Twilight both books series I've read them all. Both of the last books were longer and a slower twmpo then the other books so it took me about almost 2 weeks to read vs a week.

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@ShyBear88 (59285)

• Sterling, Virginia

11 Mar 16

@Scindhia I like books better then the movies although hunger games movies have done well. I haven't seem the last one yet.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

I loved the first two parts of the hunger games series. The third series was too slow for me. I read the twilight series in bits and pieces. I watched the movies though!

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

@ShyBear88 True. Most books are better than movies!

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

14 Mar 16

in a single volume probably James Clavell's Shogun, but I have read SF and fantasy novels spanning multiple volumes including the Song Of Fire & Ice by George R R Martin, that starts with Game Of Thrones

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

14 Mar 16

@Scindhia historic fiction - very good novel about Japanese Samuri encountering Christianity - filmed with Richard Chamberlain for TV in the early 1980's

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

14 Mar 16

I have read Ice & fire series too. I'm waiting for the last part now. I have not heard of Shogun. What genre is it?

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AtypicalRussian

@TypicalRussian (747)

• Budennovsk, Russian Federation

12 Mar 16

"brothers karamazov"- 896 pages. 2 months

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AtypicalRussian

@TypicalRussian (747)

• Budennovsk, Russian Federation

13 Mar 16

@Scindhia a philosophical and psychological novel by famous russian writer of the 19th century Fedor Dostoevsky

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

What genre of book is that? Never heard of it.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306654)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Mar 16

I'm reading the Harry Potter series and each book seems longer than the one before it. The Order of the Phoenix is the longest at 845 pages I think. It's very good and I still have about 300 pages to go.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306654)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Mar 16

@Scindhia I'm somewhere deep in the 500s and loving it even more than the movie.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

Part 5 is indeed big. Have a great read. It is an interesting book indeed. I even read it with my mom

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Gloria Faye Brown Bates

@GrannyGee (3517)

• Louisburg, North Carolina

12 Mar 16

Do you know ... when I get absorbed in a good story ... I wish the book would last forever ... and be the thickest book ever. The longer ... the better.

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Gloria Faye Brown Bates

@GrannyGee (3517)

• Louisburg, North Carolina

13 Mar 16

@Scindhia Right this moment I can't think of my favorite books. I am attracted to the biggest, thickest books if there's a good story.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

I know the feeling. I too feel the same. A good book must never end

Any favorite books you have?

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Mike

@Mike197602 (15487)

• United Kingdom

12 Mar 16

Probably one of the longest books I've read would be one of the song of ice and fire series...they're all pretty long

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Mike

@Mike197602 (15487)

• United Kingdom

13 Mar 16

@Scindhia not as far as I know. I've read all the books so far but it's one of those unusual times when I like the tv adaptation more than the books. He could easily drop at least one full length book from the series as there is way too much filler in one with no real character progression.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

@Mike197602 I have never had the patience for the TV show. I rarely watch TV or movie adaptations of books. They somehow kill the plot.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

Revolting and Intriguing at the same time. Has the last part released yet?

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Chloe Flanagan

@puddleglum (1380)

• United States

13 Mar 16

The longest I've read is probably Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. It's over 800 pages. Although it was written in the 19th century, it's still engaging today.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

Wonderful! Is the language style very different in that book?

@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

@puddleglum The name of the book seems familiar though!

Chloe Flanagan

@puddleglum (1380)

• United States

13 Mar 16

It is a little different--lots of long phrases and in-depth descriptions. But the story and characters draw you in so that you get used to the language.

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joy

@MGjhaud (23199)

• Philippines

11 Mar 16

i thought Pillars of the Earth has more than 1000 pages..? ive read that too back in college. Ken Follet is one of my favorites. Ive read its sequel too, World without end. good choice.

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joy

@MGjhaud (23199)

• Philippines

13 Mar 16

@Scindhia yes it is.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

13 Mar 16

I'm searching for world without end. Is it as big as the first one?

Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

11 Mar 16

@Scindhia I have to agree with @JohnRoberts here.The longest book I have read is Gone with The Wind.It has 1037 pages and Recent one is Under the Dome by Stephen King.It has 1072 pages.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

11 Mar 16

@Scindhia But compared to other books by Stephen King,it was not very good.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

I have read it too. It evoked such mixed feelings of sorrow and joy. @LadyDuck too has read Under the Dome!

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

11 Mar 16

I believe it was Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

11 Mar 16

@Scindhia It is in one single book usually..it is a very long book, but I have seen it also in parts. However, I had the big old hardback of it many years ago friend.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

I always see that book in my library but somehow I have never read it. Is it a single book or in parts?

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DianneN

@DianneN (247079)

• United States

11 Mar 16

The Pillars of the Earth is my most favorite book of all time. I didn't want it to end.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247079)

• United States

11 Mar 16

@Scindhia I read one, but can't remember the name.

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

It was certainly a great read. Only after this book, I started reading other Ken Follet books. Have you read any other work of his?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325984)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Mar 16

I don't know what the longest book I've read is. I'd like to read War and Peace one day. 800 pages is a lot.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325984)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 16

@Scindhia Big books put me off nowadays - as does small font. A combination of the two certainly would!

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@Scindhia (1906)

• India

11 Mar 16

Me too. But whenever I pick war and peace , I return it without reading because it has an incredibly small font size that puts me off.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

11 Mar 16

Off the top of my head, Gone With The Wind a long time ago. Some Stephen King books are pretty thick. How long it takes to read a book depends upon my mood.

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