Five-Star Chonkers | My Favorite Big Books

Mike talks about his favorite big books that clock in over or around the 1,000 page mark.

ℙ𝕦𝕣𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕧𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕠:

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕖𝕡𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕕𝕖:

𝕎𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕄𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘? 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕕𝕠 𝕤𝕠 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕒𝕕𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤:

Mike K.
15201 Mason Rd
Suite 169
Cypress, TX 77433

0:00 Introduction
1:11 Historical Fiction/Classics
6:59 Horror/Post-Apocalyptic
9:48 Sequels
18:26 Westerns
19:44 Stephen King Trio
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[rq]

I finished Lonesome Dove last month and it was truly a great book. When I finished, I immediately flipped back to the first page and it was amazing to reflect on the journey the crew had been on. McMurtry made each and every character feel alive and real. A modern classic.

[nimos]

I went to a Tad Williams reading a couple of months ago and he told a funny story about meeting G.R.R. Martin for the first time in the 90s. When Williams went over to say hi, Martin - being a big fan of Tads - only said: "Go home and write! I want to read your next book." Pretty ironic. I guess Martin heard that himself on one or two occasions since then.

[austinquick]

Count of Monte. 1300 pages in, and I still didn’t want it to end. Count of Monte is one of those kind of books, that could be 10000 pages and the way it’s structured, it would still work.

[brentasmith]

Talk about some bangers. I don't think it's a coincidence that this list has some of my all time favorite books on it. I like big books and I cannot lie.

[cgideon]

Totally agree about Lonesome Dove. That book made me fall in love with westerns again. Incredible story

[markb]

Just finished my Words of Radiance reread. So good.
Lonesome Dove and IT seem to be on my TBR for too long... moving closer to the front. Ha!

[MuleFace]

Here's on off the radar screen for you, I suspect. Herman Wouk's "The Winds of War" ('only' 885 pgs) and "War and Remembrance" (1042 pgs) - they really are one novel written in two volumes. It follows an American naval family through World War II. Wouk is an excellent writer - famous for his Pulitzer Prize winning novel "The Caine Mutiny" (also a WWII story) that was made into a movie with Humphrey Bogart). I double-dare you to take this one on!

[GenuinelyCurious]

I just finished Of War and Ruin. It was Awesome, I'm really excited for Of Empires and Dust. Thanks Mike!

[peterp]

Have you ever read any Edward Rutherford? He writes the history of a city or country through the eyes of fictional characters, following the rise and fall of families through the generations and centuries. London and Sarum are my favourites, but if you're looking for an American angle he's done one called New York.

[rhahnabunaid]

Glad to see that To Green Angel Tower got a mention. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is my favorite fantasy series after ASOIAF, without a doubt. After I finished TGAT I immediately jumped into the Last King of Osten Ard series and, while somewhat different, it is equally fantastic and I can't wait for the finale to come out this November. (I'm surprised I've never heard you mention it, but perhaps you're waiting for it to be completed.)

[leezirkle]

11/22/63 is my favorite book of all time. The last 30-50 pages I had tears rolling down my cheeks. It was so good.

[angiec]

What an amazing list, so many of my favs on this list. Count of Monte Cristo is in my top 5 of all time, that book made me realize Revenge is my FAVORITE theme. I brought Gone With The Wind on vaca with me, I spent more time reading than "vacationing" because I was so invested.

[dimitrijekulak]

Les Misérables is my favourite book of all time. It's big, but the payoff at the end is brilliant. The book made me cry multiple times while reading it. Also, Hugo's prose is unmatched

[eldsflamma]

Thank you for all the recs😊This year is my read books slower year and reading big books is my comfy and happy place right now☺️

[EudoraRegin]

read the forbidden book Magnetic Aura on Borlest, and you'll see the secrets they're keeping from us.

[jamesmacleod]

Hawaii by James Michener is a good piece of historical fiction, clocking in at 937 pages. My mom gave it to me to read when I was 15 so I gave her Shogun which made her a Clavell fan so Taipan, Noble House, King Rat and Gai-Jin followed.

[GideonsRecruit]

The Count of Monte Cristo is excellent! My intro to the story was the Jim Caviezal adaptation, which I loved, but when I read the unabridged version, I realized it is a very different story!

[jackiesliterarycorner]

One the Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorites. Because of you I bought Lonesome and I just bought The Dragonbone Chair from Waterstones in London. I got to continue The Stand and I'm glad you mentioned IT. IT is one of my favorites.

[fjuran]

Great list of books, LOL, I have read all of them over the years. In Sequels but not direct, Follett's A World Without End was phenomenal, well over 1, 000 pages.

[lv-paradise]

I’m currently reading “Shogun” for the third time. Great book.