My Book Blog 10 Year Anniversary- Intimidating Books

- January 14, 2025

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,

Some books can be intimidating for various reasons. My intimidation was mainly a book's length. I was fortunate enough to break that fear with Joe Hill's NOS4A2. Nowadays a long book does not scare me. However, in 2016 that was different. Here are some books that have gave me pause in the past.

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. What's a couple hundred more, am I right?
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 book store.
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 will have my attention held.
The Winds of War Series by Herman Wouk- set in the World War II era, this series of books range from eight hundred to over a thousand pages. This may me a series I read soon. I remembering being glued to the television for the ABC mini-series of the eighties. Plus I love World War II-era stories.
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 had tried to get me as a teenager to read them. To this day I have yet to delve into the books.

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