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Books That Took Years to Write

To make you feel better about your own writing speed, here are 40 books it took authors anywhere from 2 to 10 to 17 to 50 years to complete.
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl
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The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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J K Rowling the Philosopher's Stone
J K Rowling the Philosopher's Stone
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
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Les Mis
Les Mis
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
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Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
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The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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A Song Flung Up to Heaven (Maya Angelou - 2002)
A Song Flung Up to Heaven (Maya Angelou - 2002)
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No Great Mischief (Alistair MacLeod)
No Great Mischief (Alistair MacLeod)
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Sphere (Michael Crichton)
Sphere (Michael Crichton)
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1-3 (Edward Gibbon)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1-3 (Edward Gibbon)
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Cantos
Cantos
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Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
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The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
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A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones
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A Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings
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A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
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A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin)
A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin)
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A Dance With Dragons
A Dance With Dragons
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Dune
Dune
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
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The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
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The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
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The Little Friend
The Little Friend
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The Wise Man's Fear
The Wise Man's Fear
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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
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Stiltsville (Susanna Daniel)
Stiltsville (Susanna Daniel)
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
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Ulysses
Ulysses
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Middlesex
Middlesex
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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