Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.
This week’s topic:
Top 5 thicc books
(What are the biggest books you’ve read or owned?)
Of course, I decided to do both and list the biggest books I’ve read and the biggest ones I own.
Biggest books I’ve read
The Stand by Stephen King = 1348 pages
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin = 1010 pages
The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan = 1007 pages
The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan = 989 pages
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling = 870 pages
It’s not surprising that this list is filled with books by Stephen King, GRRM, Robert Jordan, and J.K. Rowling, authors known to write some long-ass books.
Biggest books I own
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas = 1488 pages
Fables: Compendium One by Bill Willingham, illus. by Mark Buckingham = 1184 pages
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin = 1177 pages
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes = 1056 pages
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin = 1040 pages
I’ve managed to get here a mixture of classics, fantasy, and even a comic book, since I left out the reference books. Actually, I was surprised that the Fables compendium actually made this list. And there are some overlap, of course, because I just love those GRRM books. But, yeah, these are the hefty ones.
Zezee with Books 
I’ve no idea which of mine, either read or owned, would be the longest but I’m sure The Stand would be right up there. I enjoyed that one. Don Quixote and The Count of Monte Cristo are ones I’d like to read before too many more years go by.
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Well, the bit of Don Quixote I read was fun, sometimes, so I recommend that.
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Count of Monte Cristo is so good. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I read it a few years ago, a few chapters at a time while reading other things.
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I surprised so many people like it.
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Ooh, I do love big books! I’ve read all the GRRM ones, and The Stand too. I’ve even read Don Quixote thanks to my book group — can’t say I enjoyed every moment, but it felt like an accomplishment when we finally finished. I didn’t know there was a Fables compendium! I read the whole series (loved it!!), but as individual volumes. So great!!
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Don Quixote is fun. I’ve only read a quarter of it, I think, but I liked some parts.
And the Fables compendium certainly helps if you plan to buy the comics and are hoping to save on space.
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I kind of forgot how thick Order of the Phoenix was! I think it was the longest book in the series, right? Great post!
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I think you’re right.
Thx 😊
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Huh I didn’t know you were a GRRM fan. Or, knew and somehow forgot. The more you learn!
Also Fable is fun, when I get back into comics I’m gonna check it it out again.
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Lol maybe you didn’t, it’s been a while since I’ve discussed his books.
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Of those the only one I’ve read is the Harry Potter book.
I read the first Song of Ice and Fire book, which was pretty chunky too…
I didn’t realize The Count of Monte Cristo was quite THAT long!
I like big books, but I sometimes need to motivate myself to take them on!
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Same here. I love a chunkster too, but if it’s a classic, I’ll need to be motivated to read it.
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I’ve read the GRRM, and Rowling books, and at least one of the Jordan books. I can never remember which one I gave up at…
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That Wheel of Time series is unnecessarily long.
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