30 Beloved Long Books to Curl Up With

The new year has arrived. The clock has been reset. Now is the time to tackle the really ambitious reading challenges–those massive books that have been on your list for far too long.
 
We’ve collected below 30 beloved books from various genres that clock in at 600 pages or more. These are the big reads, the serious titles. Beasts, we call them.
 
Reading a really thick book has several advantages. The novel remains the most immersive of storytelling formats, as far as we’re concerned. When you’re really locked in, you’re engaging your own imagination to provide the sounds and visuals, and that trumps any big screen special effect. Extra long novels can transport you, for weeks at a time.
 
Two, if you have a print copy, it looks very impressive when reading on a train or park bench or other public space. (It’s less impressive on an e-reader, but you can always drop subtle hints. Announce your page turns aloud. “Aaaaand…page five hundred and thirty….”)
 
The selections below wander about through several styles and genres. You can go with a straight-up classic, like Dickens’ David Copperfield or Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov. For historical fiction, Ken Follett’s Pillars of the Earth is a remarkably detailed depiction of 12^th century England.
 
For the sci-fi-curious, now is the perfect time to tackle Frank Herbert’s 1965 classic Dune. Part two of director Denis Villeneuve's heralded film adaptation is slated to drop next year. For a real cerebral workout, consider David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest or the granddaddy of all big reads, Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
 
Scroll over the book covers to learn more about each title, and add the ones that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf!. Good luck and happy reading!

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