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that are ACTUALLY worth it. books that didn't feel like they were good but could be half as long with no substance lost. post em
> over 600 pages
> not a slog, nor full of filler

>> No.18244106

infinite jest

>> No.18244117
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>> No.18244124

Don quixote

>> No.18244176

>>18244124
This, too many fucking love stories thrown in out of nowhere.

>> No.18244185

>>18242552
that's literally just an omnibus of multiple books that are themselves already episodic in nature so it barely counts

>> No.18244193

>>18242552
The Stand by Stephen King

>> No.18244371

>>18242552
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

>> No.18244817

I Promessi Sposi

>> No.18244890

>>18242552
Jerusalem

>> No.18245215

>>18244185
it follows a chronological order and i've read the whole book in 4-5 days
counts

>> No.18245303

>>18244193
audiobook for this was pretty great, listened to it at a dead end job monotonous drafting job. it feels like a book with multiple parts that have a very slow blend into each other

>> No.18245321

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Some of the abridged editions are also over 600 pages and definitely worth reading

>> No.18245339

>>18244371
Hey, I have this book. Should I read it? It was given to me by one of my exgfs. But it's too damn long.

>> No.18245402

These are a few I greatly enjoyed:

>Gargantua and Pantagruel
>Don Quixote (arguably some of the jokes are stupid but the work itself doesn't feel drawn out)
>The Brothers Karamazov
>Demons
>Life and Fate
>Les Misérables

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>>18242552
Most 'long' books in the canon are worth their length.

>> No.18246964

gravity's rainbow.
pynchon's just a really good writer

>> No.18246969

>>18242552
demons

>> No.18247618

>>18245402
>>Gargantua and Pantagruel
oh yes, i've read a short abridged (i think it was only the first portion of the whole book presented as the whole thing) version and loved it immensely. waiting for the memory to fade a lottle more so i can enjoy reading the whole book i've found

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>>18242552

>> No.18247639

If a book is well over 500 pages, it probably either needs editing down or being split in two. Obviously doesn't apply everywhere

>> No.18247689

>>18245402
The main reason I haven't read Life and Fate yet is I have a feeling that it is crammed full of too much extra stuff that would make it a slog. Evidently this isn't the case?