Definitely some big books! I know what you mean about the length of time it takes to read them (even if reading other books concurrently) being an unintentional deterrent. A few of the bigger books on my shelves include The Romanovs by Montefiore, The Savage Détectives by Bolaño, and recently acquired The Books of Jacob by Tokarczuk. I did tackle Kintu and Tomb of Sand this year, both of which are chunkier books so I’m proud of myself there!
This year I made a plan to read one big book every season. So far I’ve got through Deluge by Stephen Markley ( still my top book of 2023) A Fine Balance But I’m still only halfway through The Stone Diaries Kalavier & Clay 🍀👋☘️📖🇮🇪📕☕️📚
That's a good idea! I was thinking of maybe doing something similar in 2024 to motivate me. Quarterly seems like a good amount of time. Half the battle is just committing to picking the book up!
After seeing some of your vids (especially your review of ''All the Light We Cannot See'') I am positive you'll love a book I'm writing on. Can you give it a read & review when I get it published?