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Bleak House | Charles Dickens

#FallTreasures #Day3 #Over500Pages

Two in-progress books that‘s are over 500 pages. I started Doctor Zhivago during lockdown in 2020; it was supposed to be a buddy read with my bf and roommate but they both gave up, and I started to wane about 30% into the book; I am still planning on finishing it eventually. I started Bleak House earlier this year; after an initial burst of reading, I have taken breaks and come back for a little bit at a time.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Pip2 I‘ve read Zhivago 20 years ago, wow time flys! I have not yet read Bleak House but it is in my to be read and currently collecting dust on my shelf. What do you think about it? Are you enjoying it? Currently I‘m reading Little Dorrit. Love this book. Dickens is a true master at his craft, he really makes the scene and characters come alive in this book! (edited) 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You can do it!!! 3y

Eggs Yes, I agree with @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks - you can❣️ 3y

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BarbaraBB I hope you‘ll be there to discuss Dr Zhivago during our buddyread in December #DecemberChill 3y

Kimberlone @BarbaraBB yes, I am hoping the buddy read will be motivation to pick it up again and finish this time! 3y

Kimberlone @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yes, I know I can! Just have to get back into it! 3y

Kimberlone @Pip2 it‘s a fantastic book, love his writing style, it‘s just dense so I have to pace it out in digestible portions! My copy is nearly 1000 pages 😵 3y

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mrp27

Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War | Karl Marlantes

#falltreasures

I too tend to shy away from books #over500pages but I do have a couple on my tbr.

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Jas16 All three of those are still on my TBR as well. 3y

DGRachel Matterhorn was so good. A hard, emotionally devastating book, but wonderfully written. 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m wanting to read A Little Life if y‘all want to read it together! @Jas16 3y

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Jas16 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I am terrible at buddy reads but willing to give it a try. 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jas16 I am too!! We can try! I‘ll be back home Monday and I‘ll email you! 3y

Eggs Great stack!! 3y

mrp27 @Jas16 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘d be willing to join in on the buddy read! 3y

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SusanLee

The Gift of Rain | Tan Twan Eng

#falltreasures #over500pages @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
This is one of my favourite read from a favourite author! Hard to get into it at first but once I got the hang of it, it was a beautiful journey!

Eggs Great choice 💗📚👏🏻 3y

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Leftcoastzen

He Knew He Was Right (Unabridged): Psychological Novel | Anthony Trollope

#falltreasures #over500pages Every Man Dies Alone has been on my TBR for a long time , found this lovely copy a good while back but not started it yet.542 pages.I loved the tagged book, read many years ago #trollopeing a stand alone, weighing in at 930 pages ! Thackeray wrote maybe my all time favorite Victorian novel (so far ) Vanity Fair , have not tackled Penndennis 977 pages , not counting appendix & notes. #chunkster

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Awesome! Great photo!! 3y

Leftcoastzen @Eggs thx! 3y

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CoffeeNBooks

Don Quixote | Miguel de Cervantes

#FallTreasures I don't read many books #Over500Pages, but I loved this one!
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheBookHippie One of my favorites. 3y

curiouserandcurioser @CoffeeNBooks love this book!! 3y

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 3y

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Tera66

The Lost Symbol | Dan Brown

#FallTreasures #Over500pages
@Eggs and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Happy Friday!

Eggs ❤️📚🧡 3y

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Susanita

Great Circle | Maggie Shipstead

This book is #over500pages and Libby says my hold won‘t come through for 19 weeks. Do you think I can read it by the end of the month? 🤣🤣
#falltreasures

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Doubtful 🤣🤣🤣 3y

rockpools Definitely 😁 3y

Susanita @rockpools @Eggs 👏🏻👏🏻 3y

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DebinHawaii

The North Face of the Heart | Dolores Redondo

#FallTreasures

To be honest, I usually avoid most books #over500pages (except for big cookbooks) 😉 as I am a moody reader & my attention span prefers shorter books. I think my last official finishing of a chunkster over 500 pages was East of Eden back in 2019 for a #buddyread

I do want to give a shout out to the tagged book I recently read because it‘s close at 496 pages & so good that I hardly noticed how long it was! It needs more love.❤️

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Lovely covers!! 3y

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MallenNC

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 | Garrett M. Graff

My current read is #Over500Pages and every one of them is worth reading. I tried to read this last year and I just couldn‘t face it. After watching a talk with the author and then seeing a great review from @BarbaraTheBibliophage I decided to try again.

#FallTreasures

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Bookwormjillk I‘m feeling up to trying this month too. I bought the audiobook a while ago. 3y

MallenNC @Bookwormjillk Once I accepted that I was going to cry I was able to get through the beginning. It‘s hard to believe it‘s been 20 years now. 3y

Eggs In April I spent an afternoon at the memorial museum in NYC-powerful... 3y

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MallenNC @Eggs I‘m sure! I have been to the memorial but the museum wasn‘t complete yet. I haven‘t had a chance to go back. 3y

Eggs While I was there it was like time just stopped...one is so drawn into that day and the months and years that followed 💔😟 @MallenNC 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m glad I litfuenced you to try this again. It is worth it, but remember to be gentle with yourself. There‘s no time frame … in case you get overwhelmed and need to put it down. 3y

MallenNC @BarbaraTheBibliophage Yes! I‘m taking my time and switching to other, lighter books. I try not to read it too late. 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @MallenNC Sounds like a good strategy! 🤗 3y

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