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Books That Are Way Longer Than They Need to Be - Page 2

Not every book on this list is a "long book"; some are actually quite brief. But every book on this list is longer than it needs to be. When you get to a point, as a reader, where you're like "Ya, I get it," then there's a good chance the author is just faffing about.
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My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
41
Jodi Picoult
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
42
Norman Mailer
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
43
William S. Burroughs
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
44
Jack Kerouac
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
45
John Milton
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
46
Oscar Wilde
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
47
Ken Follett
Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
Queen of the Damned
48
Anne Rice
The Queen of the Tearling (Erika Johansen)
The Queen of the Tearling
49
Erika Johansen
Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (J.D. Salinger)
Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction
50
J.D. Salinger
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
51
Ernest Cline
The Road to Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Road to Oz
52
L. Frank Baum
Sacred Games
Sacred Games
53
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (T.E. Lawrence)
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
54
T.E. Lawrence
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
55
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
56
Stephen King
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
57
Jules Verne
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
58
James Joyce
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
59
Haruki Murakami
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale
60
Mark Helprin
The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Wise Man's Fear
61
Patrick Rothfuss
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