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100 'Big Fat Books Worth the Effort'

Looking for quality reads? Here are 100 books larger than 500 pages. (No young adult titles in this list). Enjoy!
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Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
2
Margaret Mitchell
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
3
Charlotte Bronte
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
4
Alexandre Dumas
Les Mis (Victor Hugo)
Les Mis
5
Victor Hugo
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
6
George R.R. Martin
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
7
Ken Follett
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
8
Leo Tolstoy
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
9
Stephen King
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
10
John Steinbeck
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
11
Diana Gabaldon
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
12
Audrey Niffenegger
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
13
Leo Tolstoy
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
14
Alexandre Dumas
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
15
Douglas Adams
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
16
Frank Herbert
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
17
Markus Zusak
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
18
Homer
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
19
Umberto Eco
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
20
Barbara Kingsolver
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
21
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
It (Stephen King)
It
22
Stephen King
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
23
James Clavell
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
24
C.S. Lewis
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
25
Ayn Rand
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
26
Charles Dickens
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
27
Elizabeth Kostova
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
28
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
29
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
30
John Irving
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
31
Larry McMurtry
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
32
Charles Dickens
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
33
Herman Melville
Thorn Birds
Thorn Birds
34
Iliad (Homer)
Iliad
35
Homer
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
36
Jean Auel
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
37
Arthur Conan Doyle
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
38
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
39
Dan Brown
A Storm of Swords
A Storm of Swords
40
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