Attack of the Page Count: My Most Intimidating Books

 

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!

 When I think of my reading future, I know that I often let the page count of a novel deter me from picking it up. I know this can be silly at times, but it is a real factor in what I read. 

  With being said, here are my top five picks for my most intimidating books. 

1.    The Count of Monte Christie by Alexandre Dumas- this huge book has crossed paths with my To Be Read list many times over the past couple of decades. The more I pick it up, the more I feel that a book of this size may be too much to handle. My book reading lately has been limited to five hundred pages.

2.  Les Miserables by Victor Hugo-  with over fourteen hundred pages, this monster of a book has been walked to the counter of Barnes and Noble many times. With their special edition binding, I always feel that I can read it. Fast forward a few editions later, and it is still on the shelf at the bookstore. 

3.  The Game of Thrones Series by George R.R. Martin- this series seems to grow bigger and bigger in page numbers with every release. With page numbers ranging in the mid-thousands, this epic series has me wondering if I am up to the challenge. 

4.  The Winds of War Series by Herman Wouk- set in the World War II era, this series of books ranges from eight hundred to over a thousand pages. This may be a series I will tackle soon since I remember being glued to the television for the ABC mini-series of the eighties. Plus I love World War II-era stories.

5.  The North and South Series by John Jakes- this series of novels is set during the Civil War era. My mother read two of the books and tried to get me as a teenager to read them. To this day I have yet to delve into the books, as they are well over eight hundred pages in length a piece.

 There you have it, my Top 5 Wednesday Most Intimidating Reads. I look forward to seeing everyone's answers. 

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