Big Books To Read | Over 800 Pages | March of the Mammoth Possibilities

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Here's a quick list from A-Z of long books to read. Every book on this list is at least 800 pages long and some are well over 1000. These books are on my TBR and I hope to get to them in March while participating in #marchofthemammoths. Check out the announcement video below. #booktube #bigbook #marchofthemammoths2024 #bookrecommendations
March of the Mammoths 2024:
Hosted by: ‪@OldBluesChapterandVerse‬
Announcement video: • March of the Mammoths ...
Books Mentioned:
The Arabian Nights translated by Malcolm Lyons
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West
Cecilia by Frances Burney
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili
Forever Amber by Kathleen Windsor
The Garden of Seven Twilights by Miquel de Palol
The House of Government by Yuri Slezkine
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norwell by Susanna Clarke
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Mysteries of Paris by Eugene Sue
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer
Paul Clifford by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
Roots by Alex Haley
Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Underworld by Don DeLillo
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue
XX by Rian Hughes
You Shall Not Kill by Julie Navarro

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@mrsmarfaasmr3259 7 месяцев назад

I’m planning to read Middlemarch. The fear of big books is real 😅

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Good luck. I don't get on with George Elliott, but if I did it would be with Middlemarch.

@Schawanns 7 месяцев назад

Me too staring at it atm lol

@danielle8455 7 месяцев назад

It took 2 tries to get into it. The third time I stayed with it and was sad it see it end. Loved loved this book. American version is .. And Ladies of the Club....another chunky and amazing book. I am going for a reread next year.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

@@danielle8455 I've tried middlemarch 3 times and just can't. I never thought of and ladies of the club (I read ages ago), but that sounds about right!

@bibsann861 Месяц назад

I got good advice on reading a book whether it is long or short. Just remember that reading is a journey whether long or short. Take time to enjoy the description of places. The goal is not to just finish the book but to enjoy the journey. Be patient.

@asiwas 3 дня назад

Some titles I've never heard of but am excited to read. Thank you!

@noteworthyfiction 3 дня назад

Same!

@nursemain3174 3 дня назад

I’m new here and this is my first video but I love how your passion for reading bleeds through your voice

@noteworthyfiction 3 дня назад

Welcome! And yes, I LOVE books and reading.

@williamfragaszy6016 7 месяцев назад

My recent massive books read were War and Peace and The Count of Monte Cristo. Both fantastic books. I am participating in the Carolyn Reads and *emmie* read along this year. Monte Cristo was the book for January and February. March and April is Middlemarch. I feel sorry for those people who shy away from long books. They are missing out on some great reads.

@lyramidsummer5508 7 месяцев назад

I agree War and Peace is magnificent. I am taking my time. A chapter a day. It is very doable. A book to savour.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Great! I read all 3 books last year. Middlemarch was the only one I dnf'd. Yes, sadly, many feel intimidated by large books. I think mainly because they feel like they're supposed to read them quickly. I did the 80days with Tolstoy challenge for War and Peace and it was great!

@laemotica8405 7 месяцев назад

War and Peace is transcendent. One of the greatest pieces of art ever created. And Dumas is my all-time favorite author

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

yes yes yes

@nishthagupta1357 7 месяцев назад

Omg love both the classics haha❤

@eyesonindie 7 месяцев назад

LOVE how you did this with the alphabet! And so impressed that you have mammoth books for almost every letter!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

lol. I know! It's funny, but I do love a long book, so no surprise I have so many.

@charlesbarrowbooks 7 месяцев назад

Wow, I'm so impressed by your mammoth collection of Mammoths. I'll be attempting Anna Karenina this March. Good luck with the challenge, which ever book you decide on.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! I was surprised too. I didn't think I'd actually get through the entire alphabet with only a few gaps! I read Anna last year and really enjoyed it. Can't wait for March!

@thevintagegarden 7 месяцев назад

I just finished Lonesome Dove and LOVED it. It’s my first 5 star of the year. I definitely recommend reading it. ❤

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

So many Lonesome Dove fans! I may have to read it sooner than later!

@laemotica8405 7 месяцев назад

Johnathan Strange & Mr Norrell is one of the greatest books ever written!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Wow! Hi praise. I hope to read it next month! We'll see...

@cthulhstu 7 месяцев назад

It’s one of my favourites. Doesn’t get anywhere near enough recognition.

@sherrismith8874 7 месяцев назад

I cosign this opinion!

@marya4632 7 месяцев назад

It's an absolute classic!

@Scottlp2 7 месяцев назад

I’m doing War and Peace in my book club (over 4 months). Highly recommended and not a hard read as long as you have a printed out list of characters to refer to.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

I love War and Peace. I reread it last year by following the Together with Tolstoy 80 day reading plan. So good!

@sarahrobinson3423 7 месяцев назад

I have added many to my TBR from your list. I love big books❤

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

They're so satisfying!

@iamlola 3 месяца назад

Your mammoth collection is very impressive! The eight life is intriguing ❣️✨️

@noteworthyfiction 3 месяца назад

Thanks! I've heard nothing but good things about The Eighth Life.

@TriumphalReads 7 месяцев назад

Wow. That's impressive you can almost do the alphabet with 800 + page books. The only one of those I've read is Cervantes. Glad to have found your channel through March of the Mammoths and good luck to your reading and looking forward to more videos!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

lol. It's a complete fluke that it worked out. Thanks for the kind words and happy reading!

@bookladyreads 7 месяцев назад

Great video! I saw a couple of favorites of mine. The Eighth Life was such a good book. It's chunky but moves fast. You never lose interest in the story. Lonesome Dove just has my heart. I'd like to finally finish that series this year.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Sounds great! I can't wait to read The Eighth Life.

@KodaMeansFriend 7 месяцев назад

It's me! I'm the Johnathon Strange buddy read! ❤️ Lol. I'm reading A Little Life with Rainy, but we're spreading it out through the whole month, so I'm down to take this on, too. Why not? Or if you pick a different one for March, we can do April. Let me know! Also, I've never read Lamb, but I own "She's Come Undone"... Agreed on Lonesome Dove!! So good! The audio is great, too. 🤗

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

lol. I knew it was you Koda! I just wanted to give you an out in case March didn't work. I'll wait and let you see my March TBR and then we can discuss Jonathan Strange. lol 🤗

@KodaMeansFriend 7 месяцев назад

@@noteworthyfiction sounds good! 🤗❤️

@nanasmakingmemories6775 7 месяцев назад

When you got to H, I immediately thought of my middle school library having Hawaii by James Michener. It was the thickest on the shelves lol

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yes!! I had a copy of Hawaii, but decided I needed to let go of it as it was low priority. Plus, as you mentioned, I've found it in libraries.

@adnanferdousleo9528 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful video . Planning to collect all these chunky books and add to my evergrowing collection . Thankyou for all the recomendation

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

You're welcome! I'm pretty sure we all have personalized 1001 Books to Read Before We Die lists. 😂

@Alicia-606 7 месяцев назад

I would also like to read Lonesome Dove. You have a lot of chunkers!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yes, I do! Nothing like a good long book. Unless it's a good short book...

@KodaMeansFriend 7 месяцев назад

Lol. I loved Lonesome Dove. 🤗

@lesap8889 7 месяцев назад

Lonesome Dove was an entertaining big book. Don't get discouraged by the length or the Western subject matter. Also, I Know This Much Is True is one of m

@lyddie8 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for so many great recommendations, I added several to my TBR still deciding on whether or not I’ll be taking part in March of the Mammoths but it sounds fun.😊

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Great! And do join. The books are long, but the event is so low key.

@anilthapa5631 2 часа назад

Addicted to Big books...

@noteworthyfiction 13 минут назад

Same.

@joekratman1872 7 месяцев назад

I loooooove chunky books, and youve given me quite a few for my tbr that I had never heard of, so thank you!!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

This is definitely my favorite time of year. I love big books too!

@user-iz6cc6lz3j-Vickie 7 месяцев назад

I have several of those on my shelf’s. You’ve inspired me to pick up Jonathan strange and lonesome dove. I put them on my shelf and need to pull them out.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Great! Hope you are able to get to them soon!

@oldmanandtheread 7 месяцев назад

A marvelous video! I'm so glad I found your channel. I've read some of the books on your list but, at my age, I have too many books and authors I want to read to commit to spending my time reading such large books but I enjoyed your presentation.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! I figure I'm reading the same number of pages each day, but I also get that it commits you to one book for a while. I typically split my reading and have multiple books going at the same time. That said, enjoy your books and happy reading!

@donnishadawson7338 7 месяцев назад

You have turned me on to a new perspective. I read a lot of teen books, mystery and romance in high school.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Lovely! Hope you found a fun new read.

@BoomerBookings-yf2de 7 месяцев назад

I read ONCE AN EAGLE long ago and loved it. They made a TV movie of the same name with Sam Elliott. I think it may have been his first starring roll. The movie is also good. I loved your presentation and bought a couple of your suggestions alreaduy.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful! I didn't know about the adaptation. I will definitely check it out after reading the book.

@sassynaturals 7 месяцев назад

Yesss i love big books and i cannot lie .. ❤

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yessss.

@Tetsujin-28 7 месяцев назад

I have to get back to Don Quixote, I'm still reading The Count of Monte Cristo so I guess for March I'll have to start IT. Great content.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Both are great reads!

@poetspicecolorwrite 7 месяцев назад

Really cool!! I might have to read one during Big Book Summer.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

ooo. Big Book Summer...what's that? (I'm guessing 1 big book over the summer?)

@poetspicecolorwrite 7 месяцев назад

@@noteworthyfictionI had just heard of it last summer and played along. It’s hosted by Sue Jackson on YT. The point is to read a book (or as many as you want) that is 400+ pages. There’s a start and end date set each year. Although I’ve been reading a lot more books 2023-now, 800+ pages for one book is a bit much during the school year (I teach high school English-too much work reading. So mammoth books= summer reads😊

@karenbird6727 7 месяцев назад

Nicole, I just thought of a Z. Zibaldone by Giacomo Leopardi. It's translated from the Italian by multiple translators, including the wonderful Ann Goldstein, and my copy is 3,390 pages. I have it on my Kindle.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Someone else mentioned this and it's now on my TBR. Sounds amazing! I'm now on the hunt for a physical copy. I don't think I could do the kindle version. Do you like it?

@karenbird6727 7 месяцев назад

I have only read the Introduction.

@carenome1 7 месяцев назад

3390??? Srsly? I'd get a hernia picking it up!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

They should probably publish it in two volumes, which is probably why I can't find it in physical format.

@mathildes8583 7 месяцев назад

Omg i did not expect a whole alphabet lol. Great video and great reads

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

lol, neither did I! Thanks

@knitty781 7 месяцев назад

Apparently I like really long books. When I was in high school (before you were born) I read Gone with the Wind, LOTRs, the North and South trilogy (each book about 800 - 1000 pages), Jean Auel's Clan of the Cave Bear books as a 20 something adult, and so on. I need to do a massive reorganization of my books, but I'm reading Barkskins by Anne Proulx as my mammoth. It's just under 800 pages, but I have several others I will also choose from.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Nothing like a good long book. I've also read Gone With the Wind, LOTR, and Clan of Cave Bear. Barkskins is on my TBR, how are you liking it?

@noteworthyfiction Месяц назад

Welcome! You belong here. 😉 I also love big books. I just can't help myself. They're not all created equal, but neither are shorter ones. The best part is if they're good they last for sooo long. How's Barkskins? I have it on my TBR and keep eyeing it at the store.

@timkelehan5147 7 месяцев назад

Great list of titles!! Lonesome Dove is one of my all time favorites. XX is on my list for March!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Awesome. I hope you enjoy XX. I've heard hardly anyone review it.

@eiketske 7 месяцев назад

I have read The Eight Life and loved it!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

yay! Everyone who's read it mentions loving it. Can't wait to read it one day. I'm glad I picked up my copy when I saw it. I almost never see it in bookstores.

@dqan7372 7 месяцев назад

Great collection and list. I had no luck with Z. Got House of Government on my TBR now.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Z is a hard one. I went and bought myself a copy of House of Gov. too before everyone buys it out from under me. 😂

@cate7540 2 месяца назад

Zorro by Isabel Allende is only 688 pages but that is the biggest book I can think of that begins with the letter Z. Thanks for the list!

@noteworthyfiction 2 месяца назад

I've seen that book before. Is it any good? I'm very intrigued that she thought to write about that story.

@moriartyandherbooks6011 7 месяцев назад

What a neat idea!! I was able to add a book to my TBR :D Definitely read Dr. Strange and Mr. Norrell soon!. I even surprised myself but how quick I read that book! Thanks for a fun video!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Glad you found a book to enjoy. There are definitely a couple of books that I'm adding to my recommendation jar!

@simonwood5216 7 месяцев назад

Good luck with the reading list. I am about to start Prousts 3000 pages! Finished Bleak House and Les Mis the last few months (being retired helps!)

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Awesome! I have Swann's Way, so someday... I'm really hoping to get to Bleak House this year and at some point I will definitely reread Les Mis (maybe abridge because I still remember Waterloo and the sewers).

@simonwood5216 7 месяцев назад

Doubt I'll ever read it (Les Mis) again but if I did it would be an abridged version for sure. Loved Bleak House.@@noteworthyfiction

@rmattbill 7 месяцев назад

Loved XX. One of the greatest sci-fi epics I've ever read. So glad to see it getting recommended.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

I can't wait to get to it. It seems sooo fascinating.

@onetrickpony381 7 месяцев назад

Lonesome Dove it is for me! great video!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks and enjoy!

@a.alexander9221 7 месяцев назад

I loved this video. Beautiful smile ❤️

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Aww thanks! 🥰

@janeturner9064 7 месяцев назад

They are all very tempting! Feel a bit guilty that I am considering rereading LOTR for March - maybe I will switch to Don Quixote or David Cooper field!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Don't feel guilty. LOTR feels like one long book!

@TheBookHerm 6 месяцев назад

I'm intrigued by The Eighth Life although I didn't realise it was so big!

@noteworthyfiction 6 месяцев назад

I've heard it's worth it!

@karenbird6727 7 месяцев назад

Love this list! Thank you!! You have inspired me. Yoshikawa also wrote a book called Musashi, which is the Japanese version of Shogun. It is 984 pages (my version). I absolutely loved Edith Grossman's version of Don Quixote.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

I will look up Musashi for sure (though it sounds familiar). I'm really hoping to get to Don Quixote this year. Haven't read it in ages, but know I loved it.

@janmeyer3129 7 месяцев назад

Loved Musashi

@betsymaher9489 7 месяцев назад

You're amazing - especially to be so well read at such a young age. I'll check your other video to see what you selected for March.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Aww thanks! I'm probably not as young as you think and I majored in English in college, so I've had time and help getting here.

@betsymaher9489 7 месяцев назад

It's still great!@@noteworthyfiction

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

@@betsymaher9489 thanks

@ttowntrekker5174 7 месяцев назад

What a brilliant idea! I've never even heard of some of these! Thanks for the great suggestions I haven't decided yet what to read in March but I am looking forward to a fabulous month!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you find some books you enjoy for March.

@Austin84221 7 месяцев назад

I liked your video. I just realized that 'Ulysses' comes in just short of 800 pages. I would have included Gone with the Wind and The Way of Kings.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Isn't it funny how some are just short of the 800! I almost did The Way of Kings for W.

@nicholasjones3207 7 месяцев назад

Atlas shrugged and varney the vampyre are the intimidating chunkers in my TBR pile

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yes! I have Atlas Shrugged too...maybe next year for me. Happy reading.

@nedludd7622 7 месяцев назад

"Atlas Shrugged" is just a clunker.

@laemotica8405 7 месяцев назад

Atlas Shrugged is not worth it. It’s fine and you get to really understand our modern political discourse, but there are so many better reads.

@nicholasjones3207 7 месяцев назад

@@laemotica8405 it’s for that political discourse that I’m reading it. I have been reading dostoevsky’s devils for the same reason. Plus I want to see what the hype is about.

@buster9106 7 месяцев назад

I'm in the middle of reading The Brothers Karamazov, 1100 pages. Middlemarch by George Elliott is TBR.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Nice! How are you like the Brothers?

@buster9106 7 месяцев назад

@@noteworthyfiction I'm really enjoying it. I'm doing a deep read. The book addresses themes that I like to read about, such as characters so unpredictable you don't know if it will end in tragedy. I also like literature that seeks to understand the meaning of life. There's a lot about Christianity and Russian Orthodoxy. Which is ok because I know quite a bit about that. But there are some sections that delve into serious religious questions and that slows me down. So I'm taking my time. I'm about halfway through. I've picked it up probably three times in quite a number of years but could never really get into it. But I was also trying to read a regular paperback version that was hard to keep open and the writing was very cramped. So I got rid of the paperback and bought a large hardcover, so I have plenty of room for marginalia.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

@@buster9106 sounds like an awesome reading experience!

@ChocolateCoveredPages 7 месяцев назад

This was such a fun video to watch. You’ve convinced me to join this year because I DO love a big book

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yesss. Love a good long book fan. Such good times.

@donaldmartineau8176 4 дня назад

Susanna Clark's book rocks. Loved Lonesome Dove! Eugene Sue the Wandering Jew. Very Tragic. ANY dickens I love! Solzhenitsyn gulag trilogy a must! Life and fate super! Shogun! Kings bridge series Follett worth it! Herman Wouk excellent! Any Edward Rutherford novels especially Paris.

@noteworthyfiction 4 дня назад

Yay! Some many great big books!

@booklover6963 7 месяцев назад

Lonesome Dove is my favorite book. I watched the mini series from 1988 last weekend it was excellent. I also like A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving but it only has 637 pages but still good

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

I read A Prayer for Own Meany ages ago. I'm pretty sure that was the first book I've read that made me laugh out loud.

@garagegeek4863 7 месяцев назад

Such an awesome video - thank you. I’ve decided to read Arabian Nights vol 1 since it’s been in my shelf forever. Still, the rest of your video gave me some other books I definitely need to pick up. Although battered, I love your cover of the Wandering Jew. I love vintage book art.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! Very excited for you and Arabian Nights. (I just want to start them all 😂). And I too love the cover on the Wandering Jew. Modern Library has some great vintage cover art!

@Jays-Days 7 месяцев назад

I'm currently half way through "1Q84." An amazing book so far. It's a trilogy crammed into one binding.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

I made it through the first 3 books and the struggle halted somewhere at the beginning of book 3. I hope you make it through and enjoy.

@cthulhstu 7 месяцев назад

Great to see some love for Neal Stephenson. Quicksilver is amazing but reading the full Baroque Cycle just completes the story (The Confusion and The System of the World are the second and third books). Also outside of this, may I humbly suggest his epic Anathem. All stunning works.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Sounds good. Will check it out.

@TwoMinutesonBooks-bt8lg 7 месяцев назад

This is brilliant. Will link this on my channel this week.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@LivReadsSews 7 месяцев назад

I read Burton’s translation of the 1001 Nights. It comes with very good notes, though they make the book even longer. Love your collection! Thank you for the recommendations.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

thanks!

@milton420Go 7 месяцев назад

Great video! Not sure I will be able to read any of them soon but it is definitely inspiring.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! And yes, I find it inspiring too. Adventures to come...

@sherithebookgnome 7 месяцев назад

I love big books too; I’m always happy to have on one the go

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Totally agree, Sheri!

@fjuran1 7 месяцев назад

Excellent list, love chunkies. For C you could have done Richardson's Clarissa, which is around 1,400 pages, S, could have done Shogun o, over 1,200 pages, or Sarum by Rutherfurd, LOL. There are so many out there. Never saw The Wandering Jew

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

I've read Clarissa, Sarum and Shogun! Both great options but I wanted to focus on books that wouldn't be rereads. I had a ton of options in L, C, and P. It was hard to pick just 1 per letter for sure. So many books...

@Faye_L 7 месяцев назад

Ahmahgah... 😍🤤 Okay, you've officially put me in the mood for this readathon. Hmmmm. I don't know what I have! I'll have to give it some thought.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

yay! Yes you should join! It'll be great!

@Faye_L 7 месяцев назад

@@noteworthyfiction I'm just having a hard time choosing a book, because all the mammoths on my TBR are heavy and dark, and that's not the vibe I need right now! 😅 I guess that's what I get for always reading the biggest books first - slim pickings! 😂 I might go with Anathem by Neal Stephenson, but I haven't read him before, so I'm not sure. 🤔

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

@@Faye_LHappy picking. Hopefully you'll like whatever you choose.

@Boudleaux 7 месяцев назад

An interesting video! I have on my TBR for this year Infinite Jest (981 pages) and maybe War and Peace. I admit I'm intimidated! Haha. :)

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

They're long and I'm not sure if I'll ever do Infinite Jest. I reread War and Peace last year and used the companion book 80 days With Tolstoy. It made if feel more like a readalong.

@nathsturn2516 7 месяцев назад

There's a book that i've been wanting to read... i just don't know when it's gonna happen, it's called Z for Zachariah, its a young adult book, apocalyptic and dystopian... btw, thanks for this, i had been looking for some new books and i really liked your recommmendations :)

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Glad you found some good recommendations. Happy reading and hope you get to your Z book soon.

@LunabirdBookclub 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic list! And an impressive mammoth book collection. Just checked my TBR and my longest books to read right now are Cloud Atlas and Demon Copperhead- not quite mammoth- maybe junior elephant sized books 😆

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! I own both Cloud Atlas and Demon Copperhead. I hope you enjoy both. Love the "junior elephant" idea.

@ajohnson7735 7 месяцев назад

all are great suggestions - thank you

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Great! Hope you found some new fun reads and you're welcome.

@leticiatoraci9855 7 месяцев назад

I would like to recommend The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. I haven't read it myself, but I heard great things about it.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yes! I own the Luminaries. It's one of the many L's. I think that letter was the one I had the most choices for. I hope to get to it sometime in the next year.

@QuirkyGirl10 7 месяцев назад

All the best to you as you tackle these giant tomes! Me, I’m only planning on reading one big book this year, and it’s a reread - “…And Ladies of the Club” by Helen Hooven Santmyer. It comes in at a whopping 1433 pages😅

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yes! I read that one in high school. I recall really enjoying it. I'll have to reread it one of these days.

@CactussKai 7 месяцев назад

Oooh I found a secondhand copy of Jonathan strange and mr norrel a couple months ago but haven't got around to reading it yet. I guess march is the month I finally do so!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

yes!

@heatherboo1 7 месяцев назад

This was a fun video, I ordered a few of these as you mentioned them so I’ll be ready to join in!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

yay! What'd you get!! My TBR comes out on Wednesday and, because I just couldn't help it, Koda and I are reading Jonathan Strange in March as well!

@heatherboo1 7 месяцев назад

⁠I’d love to join you and Koda reading JS! It’s been on my TBR forever!! I bought Stalingrad (now that I know you like Russian stuff I will have to get you back in the Master and the Magarita bc it really is a good time) & I got Cecelia

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

@@heatherboo1 Yay! We have no plan for JS. Currently a free for all. I'll let you know if that changes. I'm open to convincing on m&m. I will keep the other two in mind as well!

@lefttoread 7 месяцев назад

I love me some mammoth books haha. I'm hoping to read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell sometime later this year 🤞🏻

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Me too, Sarah! Can't wait. Koda and I will be tackling it in March. You're welcome to join us.

@lefttoread 7 месяцев назад

Oh I would have loved to but I don't think I'd have the time in March as I'm doing Realmathon and already have so many books on my list 😂but thank you! I look forward to hearing what you both think of it ♥@rthyfiction

@LucasEGC 7 месяцев назад

Im so glad to find a youtuber that not only talks about new books but about great classics, and old books aswell! and, as a spanish speaker so proud that you bring Don Quijote, we read it (or we should) in highschool. Also, i read Julia Navarro's "the bible of clay", and currently reading "Shoot, im already dead", and they are pretty good, the last being a prettty indepth look of the jew-muslim conflict in palestine. Aaaand, for Z i would recomend Zama, by Antonio DiBenedetto, but its just 250 pages long, so...

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Love Don Quixote (it'll be a reread) and I looked up Zama. I don't care that it's 250, it sounds amazing!

@victoriatangk 7 месяцев назад

The Eighth Life is such an amazing book. I highly recommend it. I usually do not read big books, but this one I devoured in just a few days. It reads so fluidly.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

oooo. I'm getting so excited about it. Might have to move it up in priority.

@janmeyer3129 7 месяцев назад

Yep - loved it

@sams5963 7 месяцев назад

I read X X last year. Good story, worth my time.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Awesome. I've heard little about it, but those who have read it seem to really like it.

@missstarbuck 7 месяцев назад

Nice video ! I love books about Russia as well. I am also interested in that country and it's hhistory :D I really recommend the book , Russia by Edward Rutherfurd :D Actually all of his books i think.. he also has, London, Paris, New York, and China. I gave his books Russia 5 stars. It's a novel, 5 fictional families, woven in the real history of Russia. Oh..and they are all mammoth as well haha.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yes! I've read Sarum by Rutherford. I thought it was ok and felt mixed about whether to try another of his books. I like the premise of what he does and really am interested in his Paris, Russia, and China ones. Maybe I'll get one from the library!

@missstarbuck 7 месяцев назад

@@noteworthyfiction I have never heard of Sarum from him, so i can't judge about that. But i found Russia a really good book :D

@nightmarishcompositions4536 7 месяцев назад

Lonesome Dove is a masterpiece.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

It's gotten the most comments for sure! I recall being very surprised and really enjoying it when I read it years ago.

@michaelmcgee335 7 месяцев назад

Wow! Just Wow:!!! Sink into a big book.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yesss!

@eiketske 7 месяцев назад

Very interesting list! Thank you 🙂

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Of Course! Anytime.

@booksmitin 7 месяцев назад

So many great suggestions! Love how you did the alphabet! Good luck :)

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Since I alphabetize my books by title it was easy and fun!

@judygoddard3869 7 месяцев назад

Brilliant video. I really like your channel.😊 Virginia Woolf thought Middlemarch was the greatest novel in English, and so did Martin Amis, so that’s on my list for sure. Dickens’ Bleak House is another big monster I want to tackle, along with Vanity Fair and Tom Jones.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! I too want to get to Bleak House and Vanity Fair. Tom Jones will be a reread for me, but I love it!

@davidfarley312 6 месяцев назад

First time I’ve seen BLGF on MoM 👍

@noteworthyfiction 6 месяцев назад

Really! Well I'm glad I added it on. Now it's making me wonder where I first heard of it; I definitely found out about it from watching RU-vid.

@ThisLittleLightLife 7 месяцев назад

Ah, look at all those big, beautiful, book bricks! 😍 And such a delicious variety! I own House of Government, Jonathan Strange, and Quicksilver.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Sooo many good reads. I soo want to get House of Government! Have you read it yet!?!

@ThisLittleLightLife 7 месяцев назад

@@noteworthyfiction Not yet!

@sthenoreincarnate 7 месяцев назад

Zofloya by Charlotte Dacre is written in 3 volumes but totals 812 pages

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

ooo a Z! Will check it out. Thanks

@rogeriofelix2885 7 месяцев назад

I loved the list. Thanks!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Sure thing!

@suzannebousquet2710 7 месяцев назад

I just found your channel! I am so happy I did!!!😊

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Welcome and glad you found me!

@Dinadoesyoga 7 месяцев назад

This video is everything. I'm in AWE you have physical copies of gigantic books for almost every letter. 😅 I'll probably be finishing up Jonathan Strange in early March, plus volume 3 of Kristin Lavransdatter, plus Little Dorritt. So, it wasn't planned but I will be reading some mammoths. 😅

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yess!! Those are all great. I can't wait to get to each. Happy reading!

@janmeyer3129 7 месяцев назад

I was really surprised at the number of these I have read - often back when I had less time to read, but more thesis writing to avoid

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

lol. I can understand that.

@caseypettitt4738 7 месяцев назад

I can’t help but notice Colson Whitehead behind you. I haven’t read The Underground Railroad but I’m currently reading The Nickel Boys. Very good so far! For the chunkers, Lonesome Dove is on my list. As are The Count of Monte Cristo and The Brothers Karamazov.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yes! It's in my video coming out on Saturday, February 24. I just read it. Lonesome Dove is one of the few on my list that will be a reread. I read The Count last year (AMAZING) and I own the Brothers Karamazov and hope to get to it...eventually.

@michaelmasiello6752 7 месяцев назад

Z (well) over 1000 pages: Zibaldone, by Giacomo Leopardi

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Cool and OMG the book sounds amazing!! Added to my TBR for sure! Thanks for the rec.

@michaelmasiello6752 7 месяцев назад

You’re welcome! Loved the video.

@janebaily3758 7 месяцев назад

Just discovered your channel and it's terrific!!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Aww thanks! I really appreciate it.

@ryanbroganreads 7 месяцев назад

I really like your channel and I learn about so many I've never heard of that is wonderful. Just a request as someone who has visual challenges and seizures please don't use the blinking light you did here for the letters it was very difficult for me. ❤

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the kind words and the feedback! I didn't even think of that and I will definitely not use that in the future. I get migraines that can be triggered by light, but editing is done on a small screen, so I didn't catch that. Happy reading and thanks again!

@TangibleReads 7 месяцев назад

Ok so I'm impressed you had so many of these humongous books handy. And now definitely not participating in Mammonth March.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

lol.I love a good long book, but realize it's not for everyone! Happy reading!

@amyschmelzer6445 7 месяцев назад

I own Don Quixote. I read Lonesome Dove last year and enjoyed it but it took fourteen days to finish. The only other big book I have is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare but its 1140 pages are over two volumes. I am reading one play a month from it. I plan on reading David Copperfield this summer but I still need to get my hands on a copy.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Don Quixote is hilarious and David Copperfield is probably my favorite book of all time...so far.

@zmani4379 7 месяцев назад

You may also like the BBC Shakespeare Collection, a DVD set featuring productions of all the plays, starring actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company like Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and many others

@fredflintstone1485 7 месяцев назад

Dunno if you mentioned it but The Count of Monte Cristo was about 1000 pages and was Excellent !

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

I did not mention it as these were all books on my TBR (to be read) pile and I've already read The Count. It's a great book! I'm hoping to release in March a list of my favorite Mammoths.

@sheenawinter313 7 месяцев назад

I loved Roots such an amazing book.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Looking forward to rereading at some point.

@Lu.G. 7 месяцев назад

That's a whole lotta mammoths, most of which I have never heard of! 🤓 🙄 Thanks for sharing! 📚

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

You're welcome. Hopefully you're TBR is thanking me too, lol.

@tokyochemist 7 месяцев назад

Don Quixote, Lonesome Dove, The Three Musketeers, Taiko. Check check check CHECK! All excellent books. I'm already reading two mammoths at the same time (Middlemarch, and also a nonfiction) and will be carrying those books into March so I'll be participating without having realized it. Also, subscribed!

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Great!! Sounds like you're all set to go. George Elliot and I don't get along, but if we did it would be with Middlemarch. Happy reading!

@aaronstark5060 7 месяцев назад

I just picked up “Shogun” by James Clavell and it’s quite chunky at 1,300 pages.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Yes, it is! I read it ages ago and enjoyed it. The rest in the series weren't quite as good.

@stretmediq 7 месяцев назад

Interesting video. I've read a few of your selections but not many. I do like the way you formatted it. #subscribed

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! It helps me to look back at it as well.

@LaughingStockfarm1 7 месяцев назад

I’ve impressed myself…I’ve actually read 5 off this list. Forever Amber, Lonesome Dove, Vanity Fair, Quicksilver, and Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norell. The House of Government sounds fascinating, but I wonder about how dry it might be. The Eighth Life sounds really, really good. Thanks for some great recommendations. 😊

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Nice! I too wonder how The House of Government will read. I've yet to see anyone review it and no store I've been to has carried it.

@LaughingStockfarm1 7 месяцев назад

@@noteworthyfiction aha! Amazon (a blight be upon them) offers a free sample to read…off to check it out. 😁

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

lol. I just bought it too.

@StephaniePatterson-jb5it 7 месяцев назад

House of Government is on my list and I'm thinking since I've had it forever I might try "Mysteries of Paris." I started early and am reading, piecemeal at this point, "The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke", by Jeffrey Stuart I'm reading it piecemeal because while it's excellent, it's quite dense and I feel like I have to take brief vacations from it. I'd be interested in what you thought about "Forever Amber." It was more explicit than I thought a popular book of its time would be. I read it because it was the "dirty book" by grandmother secretly read and hid from my mother.

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

Added The New Negro to my list. Sounds fascinating. I'm fascinated by Forever Amber in terms of the time period/content too. I've heard very surprising things about it, we'll see. I love your family history regarding it, how funny! I'm probably going to do a buddy read for the Mysteries of Paris, so that might be upcoming too. So many books, so little time...

@jaleesaRBTBC 7 месяцев назад

😮‍💨 I know you got gains from lifting all of those heavy books. 😅 I may try to squeeze in a chunker. I have quite a few 800 plus page books I can choose from. Your collection of big books is impressive. ❤

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

lol, so true. Do it! Nothing like a good long read.

@janebaily3758 7 месяцев назад

Found a Z book for you. It's actually 799 pages. Would that count? Maybe you could include the title page. It's called Zarmindar by Valerie Fitzgerald. My edition has only 799 pages but I have seen others with page counts of 824. It's a romantic epic set in a mythical kingdom in India in the 19th century. Thrift books might be a good source for it. 😊

@noteworthyfiction 7 месяцев назад

As I recall it counts so long as any addition of the book is 800+. Sounds fun and found an addition with a nice cover to add to my storygraph.