What is the longest book you ever read?
Regina
GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell
Ruth
I'm not sure which was longest: GONE WITH THE WIND or Michener's HAWAII or CENTENNIAL. It seems like they each exceeded a thousand pages when I read them years ago.
Lavonne Morrell
The Pillars of the Earth
Sharon W.
TAI-PAN, SHOGUN, LONDON, and SARUM, all of which were very long. I personally don't like thin books as a rule; the more pages, the more one can be transported!
Melissa
I believe that it is THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE by Michel Faber.
Amee B Enders
VANITY FAIR William Makepeace Thackeray
Linda M. Johnson
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (unabridged) --- almost 1500 pages and it was worth it!
Suzannefromtexas
How long were the Twilight Saga books? I still can't believe I wasted my eyes on at least 2400 pages for the four of them!
Reva
Sacagawea
Jerri Patton
". . .And Ladies of the Club"
Bettie Tussey
Probably THE FITZGERALDS AND THE KENNEDYS by Doris Kearns Goodwin although I'm not sure that it is longer than some of Michener's books, and I've read all of them.
Rich
HUNGER'S BRIDES by Paul Anderson. 1360 pages. Well worth the effort!
Antoinette Tomasich
WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy
THE WINDS OF WAR and WAR AND REMEMBRANCE by Herman Wouk
Linda
"...And Ladies of the Club"
Vickie
Outlander
Anne Fescharek
Is there any other answer? WAR AND PEACE.
Linda Hodgkins
Gone With the Wind
LuAnn Morgan
THE STAND by Stephen King
Ariadne
Alexandre Dumas's LA SAN FELICE. It's 1700 pages, but just wonderful.
David Webb
The uncut edition of THE STAND by Stephen King.
marleen
I believe it's the original version of Stephen King's THE STAND at around 900 pages. Still my favorite book ever.
kattykathy
THE STAND by Stephen King
Gwen Stevens
World Without End
Sue W.
I believe that the book HAWAII by James A. Michener is the longest book I have ever read.
Malvina
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Malvina
LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry
Diane Williams
SACAGAWEA and AZTEC
Gram
Gone with the Wind
Chris Lanphere
War and Peace
Nina
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH and GONE WITH THE WIND
Vicky Burkholder
The Harry Potter books
Bev
Atlas Shrugged
Tanya
Scarlett
Elizabeth V
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
Barb
REMRANDT by Gladys Schmitt. This wonderful book was published.
Winterlily
This has to be GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell.
Another long book would be THE STAND by Stephen King.
Ann
The Count of Monte Cristo
Richard Bartels
I recently finished FREEDOM FROM FEAR by David Kennedy, a heavy tome.
Lisa
I'm not sure if it's the longest book I've read, but it's the longest in recent memory --- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson. It is a phenomenal book and probably the best one I've read in the past year.
Cheryl
Atlas Shrugged
Julia L. Rule
"...And the Ladies of the Club"
Diana Kimberlin
Kristin Lavransdatter
When I was in middle school I used to read one long book at the same time I read many shorter ones. I could "endure the length of the longer one to see what happened at the end because I read the end quickly of the short ones!
Jeanne Suffridge
The Poisonwood Bible
Lori Barnes
The Bible, and still not finished.
Jennifer
Probably THE STAND by Stephen King. It was over 1000 pages.
Sharon Daniels
THE FIERY CROSS by Diana Gabaldon
Nan
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
Kathy
WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follet. 1000+ pages, I think.
Peggy
WAR AND PEACE unabridged
Lorene Newton
"...And The Ladies of the Club"
John Warner
THE STAND by Stephen King
Laurie
I believe the longest book I ever read is THE GATE HOUSE by Nelson DeMille, at 674 pages.
Patty
IT by Stephen King
Ronnie
Since I haven't gotten to the extra-large Harry Potter book, I guess the next in line would be THE STAND.
Jaap Stienstra
I think (but i'm not sure) Robert Little's THE COMPANY
Marta Morrison
SWAN SONG by Robert McCammon. It was a fantastic book and over 1000 pages
Nancy Hollis
Gone with the Wind
Meg
WAR AND PEACE by Tolstoy --- It is over 1300 pages!
Beth Cummings
I don't keep track of numbers of pages --- some "long" books like HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS go quickly and some shorter books seem to take forever (can't think of a specific example right now).
Carol Irvin
CHESAPEAKE by James A. Michener, I believe.
Barbara
Almost anything by James Michener
Nadine Heinlen
Hawaii
D. L. Stewart
Shogun
Cathy Doyle
Probably the expanded version of Stephen King's THE STAND. And more than once at that....
Dodalodle from Beautiful British Columbia
I believe the longest book I have read was GONE WITH THE WIND, which is has 1,037 pages.
Swapna Krishna
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
MJB
The longest book I read was GONE WITH THE WIND at 1,028 pages.
Barbara Broberg
Gone With the Wind
Mark Hendricks
HURRY SUNDOWN - K. B. Gilden
Rosalie Oliver
I think it would be DÉSIRÉE. Many of the books set in the Old South were very long. I loved every word!
Amy G Minchak
THE FORSYTE SAGA by John Galsworthy
Deva
War & Peace
Rita Carter
GONE WITH THE WIND
I usually don't read tremendously long books.
Tamara
Team of Rivals
John F Judge
I do not remember. Length is not an issue, except for those authors whose works sometimes end way too soon for me.
Melody
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George of 944 pages.
Teresa Steinert
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Patricia Beaver
Don Quixote
Julie
Probably THE STAND by Stephen King (the expanded and revised million page edition). I just recently discovered that reading long books can be fun. You get to see an entire world in some of them, rather than just a small part.
Mary Allred
Middlemarch
Louise Keene
WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett
Andria
Gone With the Wind
Linda
Sacajawea
Annie
WORLD WITHOUT END - Ken Follett
Katherine Stephens
GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell
Cathy
Gone with the Wind
Cheryl Snyder
TEAM OF RIVALS by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Jaye
VANITY FAIR or ANNA KARENINA, I'm not sure which was longer! I enjoyed them both, by the way.
Bobbe Banks Salkowitz
Roots
Bill
Probably Ken Follett's THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH or one of Tom Clancy's novels. I think they were 900+ pages.
David Rudy
The Bible
Susan Bucher
THE BEAR AND THE DRAGON by Tom Clancy --- 1028 pages, and it seemed interminable!
Phyllis
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH and its sequel
Bev Richards
THE BOOK OF NEGROES by Lawrence Hill
Lee
"...AND THE LADIES OF THE CLUB" by Helen Hooven Santmyer (1184 pp)
Holly
The longest and my most favorite book I have read was TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer . It's a great book with a lot of wonderful details about a girl who falls in love with a vampire. It's almost 500 pages.
Sandra Taylor
SACAJAWEA by Anna Waldo
Sue Dittmar
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Margaret Sydavar
The Cypresses Believe in God
Rhea
The longest book I have ever read was GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell, but it was also one of the quickest reads. It was so absorbing that I could hardly put it down.
Sherrie Gil
Shantaram
Maureen
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Linda Nataya
James Joyce's ULYSSES, I think. At least it seemed the longest unless you open FINNEGANS WAKE, which was opened and closed by me at the same time. Don't get me wrong --- I love Joyce, but Anita Shreve is easier and shorter. And more fun.
Betty
THE STAND (unabridged) by Stephen King
Susan
SHOGUN by James Clavell
Jamille
Chesapeake by James A. Michener
Kathryn
WORLD WITHOUT END
by Ken Follett
Dale
WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy. It's something like 1,475 pages. I started to read it 3 times before but was too intimidated. It actually reads fairly quickly once you get into it.
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand. It is about 1,200 pages.
George Waggoner
SHOGUN by James Clavell
Lois Cairl
Same as the boss, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.
Judy
The Pillars of the Earth
Barbara Mardones
James Joyce's ULYSSES
Lita Jones
I am not sure if it was GONE WITH THE WIND or if it just felt like it. I can't say WAR AND PEACE because I skipped all the war chapters.
Sherman
THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski
Roberta Harwell
Gone With The Wind
Judy
The Hour I First Believed
Brenda
Either GONE WITH THE WIND or Stephen King's THE STAND.
P. Tarrant
The Pillars of the Earth
M. Leverett
The longest I remember is GREEN DARKNESS by Anya Seton. I probably remember it because I read through the night to finish the book.
Bonnie Clark
Les Misérables
Yasmin Coleman
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE by Wally Lamb
Mickey W.
To date, the longest books read are:
1) ATLAS SHRUGGED - Ayn Rand
2) THE FOUNTAINHEAD - Ayn Rand
2) WAR AND PEACE - Leo Tolstoy
3) ANNA KARENINA - Leo Tolstoy
Kathy Vieira
Long books generally don't intimidate me, but when I got my first look at THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES, I knew I had to take it a little at a time. Although I liked it, it took me a long time to finish it.
On the fiction side, I think the longest book was I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE by Wally Lamb. I remember that 900 pages went by like nothing. What a beautiful, heartbreaking story he told!
Cindy Sheets
THE FIERY CROSS by Diana Gabaldon
Liz DiBona
The Pillars of the Earth
Nancy from Alexandria, VA
THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING by T. H. White
Nora Rawlinson
Books are long when I don't like them, no matter how many pages they are. What I hate is a book that ends before I want it to!
Tracey Stokes
EXODUS by Julie Bertagna
Julie Towson
The Pillars of the Earth
Carol Arsenault
War and Peace
R. Honey
THE HISTORIAN is in the most recent memory for this 50-something, estrogen-deprived woman!
Heather J.
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan --- there are 11 books ranging in size from 500 to 1000+ pages each.
Marie
ATLAS SHRUGGED and WAR AND PEACE
Vickie
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
Carol Bajor
Either EAST OF EDEN or ANNA KARENINA, I think.
Dorothy
Stephen King's THE STAND (uncut) at 1149 pages.
Stephanie
WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follett
Cam
One of the longest books I've read was PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett.
Dianne
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
Michele
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX by J. K. Rowling
Cindy Chodor
Gone With the Wind
Dena Walton
ACHERON by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Barb
War and Peace
Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Rose Balasco
The Bible and "...AND THE LADIES OF THE CLUB" by Helen Hooven Santmyer
Debbie
Probably "...AND THE LADIES OF THE CLUB" (1184 pages) with GONE WITH THE WIND (1048) right behind it.
Lindsey
LONESOME DOVE (fantastic book!)
Mary Louise
SHOGUN by James Clavell --- It took me over a year to finish it.
Ana Marie
I've read several but the one that comes to mind is GONE WITH THE WIND, only because it was a high school assignment and I thought I'd never get through the book in time to turn in my book report.
Melissa
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, 900+ pages!!
Cindy Pentecost
Right now, it's SHADOW COUNTRY. It's definitely not the longest, but it seems to be taking me an extraordinarily long time to get through, although it's very good.
Kathleen Davis
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH- Ken Follett
WORLD WITHOUT END - Ken Follet
or several Michener books
Kelli Egbert
I have read lots of books that seemed longer than they were :) but the book with the most pages would be SACAJAWEA (Lewis & Clark Expedition) by Anna Waldo --- approx 1400 pages
Priscilla Vazquez
THE STAND by Stephen King
Tara Elliott
The one that felt the longest was Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, though it was technically a short book. I guess the ones with the most pages would be any of Diana Gabaldon's books, as they sit around the 900+ mark.
F Tessa Bartels
I don't typically count pages, but (not counting college texts) I think both Katharine Graham's autobiographical PERSONAL HISTORY and John Kennedy Toole's CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES certainly seemed like the longest!
Jan Atkins
WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follet, and I didn't want it to end!
Megan
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett at 973 pages. I carried it with me throughout a trip to Costa Rica. Loved it, but it was a bit much to haul everywhere.
Terri Loeffler
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
Gary
LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry unless the Lord of the Rings Trilogy counts.
Diane La Rue
Bill Clinton's autobiography is the longest book I ever read. It was interesting, but it felt like he put in the name of every person he ever met. I definitely felt a sense of accomplishment when I finished it!
Carolsue Donabar
THE POISONWOOD BIBLE (1998) by Barbara Kingsolver
Mary Q.
FIVE SMOOTH STONES or GONE WITH THE WIND (35+ years ago!)
Susie
WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follet
But right now, it seems like James A. Michener's CARIBBEAN, which I am about 1/3rd finished!
Rebecca S
The longest is probably THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
Juanita
"...And The Ladies of the Club"
Robin
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett, a wonderful book.
Carmen
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
Suzanne in Ohio
That would probably be GONE WITH THE WIND at over 1000 pages.
Jean
PILLARS OF THE EARTH and WORLD WITHOUT END by Ken Follet
Lynne Wilson
I am guessing that GONE WITH THE WIND is the longest book that I ever read.
PDXReader
Any of Tad Williams's Otherland books. And then there are those that just SEEMED really long. ;)
Anne Knaack
Either ATLAS SHRUGGED or GONE WITH THE WIND
Lori
GONE WITH THE WIND or WAR & PEACE, or "...AND THE LADIES OF THE CLUB"
Don't know which was longer but I know which I enjoyed the most. GWTW! I have read it 3 or 4 times through the years.
Sharon Mccomb
Any of Diana Gabaldon books
Tina Henry
Far and away, the longest book I have ever read was THE STAND by Stephen King. It still left me wanting more.
Jade
I am reading it now. A JOURNEY TO THE WEST (one of the classic Chinese novels) has 2300 pages.
AGAINST THE DAY by Thomas Pynchon *seemed* like the longest book I ever read.
Valerie F
I'm not sure which is the longest, but any of Diana Gabaldon'sOutlander series are all very long, as well as Marion Zimmer Bradley's THE MISTS OF AVALON, and of course, Harry Potterand THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF KING HENRY VIII.
Mary M
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH - I enjoyed the story, and really wanted to know what happened next to each of the characters.
Pat
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE by Jean M. Auel
Audrey Shaffer
I assume we're leaving out the Bible and textbooks. The longest book would be either THE STAND by Stephen King, or the longestHarry Potter book.
Hedi Hopwood
WAR AND REMEMBRANCE by Herman Wouk
Cathy Houghton
A SUITABLE BOY by Vikram Seth
Fran
THE STAND (uncut version) by Stephen King
Patricia Cantrell
I think it would be Harry Potter, I read them all.
Karen Bader
Not sure if it was GONE WITH THE WIND, THE HISTORIAN, Harry Potter.
Gloria Golden
The Far Pavilions
Gale Schexnayder Moch
Probably GONE WITH THE WIND.
Joe
ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
Catherine S.
LONDON by Edward Rutherfurd - 1152 pages
Jeanie
Recently, it would be THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE and THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED
Mary
Probably MOBY DICK, though WAR AND PEACE could be longer.
Katherine Schulz
Harry Potter
Julie Siemek
THE DEER HUNTER, when I was in 8th grade.
Susan W
James Michener' s HAWAII
Lisa Juneau
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
(Does that qualify as one?)
Melissa
Breaking Dawn
Debbie
The unabridged edition of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. It was great!
Joyce Kernan
Gone With The Wind
Jeanne
War and Peace
Betsy
A FINE BALANCE --- probably not the longest at 8 or 900 pages, but it still remains with me a couple years later.
S Mitchell
THE STAND by Stephen King
Darcy
Gone With The Wind
Marlene Rosen
SHADOW COUNTRY and 2666
Robert Warsaw
From Here to Eternity
Leola Harris
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
A. J. Burch (Ms.)
War and Peace
Laura
War and Peace
Karen Haas
THE STAND by Stephen King
Wendy
The Bible
War and Peace
Suzanne Novoselac
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES by Winston Churchill
Joan Woods
Over 500 pages
Jane Howland
The Other Boleyn Girl
Dianne Hall
THE FOUNTAINHEAD by Ayn Rand or THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Laurie Weatherlow
LES MISÉRABLES by Victor Hugo
1,280 Pages
Marsha Creter
Winds of War
Doris Egnor
Lonesome Dove
Deb M
The Pillars of the Earth
Char Wilson
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Nmc
Hmmm... NORTHWEST PASSAGE, which I read when I was around 12, seemed really long to me. Otherwise, possibly THE STAND. There are always those books that *seem* really long ... don't want to stop reading them, but they feel like they'll never end!
Craig Rayl
THE STAND by Stephen King --- the uncut version is over a thousand pages long.
Carolyn
War and Peace
Liz Saurer
THE STAND by Stephen King and GONE WITH THE WIND by Margeret Mitchell.
Nana
Harry Potter
Nikki O'Brien
THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, which I'm reading now.
Carolyn Sundberg
Diana Gabaldon's A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES is perhaps the longest book I've read. I've enjoyed the entire Outlander series very much and am looking forward to her next one too.
Tam
The Bible
Tam
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Emma
GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell
Linda Armbrister
The Bible
Betty B
War and Peace
Steven Schwindt
The Coldest Winter
Michelle
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D.
2666 by Roberto Bolano --- it is 898 pages.
Debi
DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, in Spanish and English!
Judy
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY VIII by Margaret George: 940 pages
Sue Spencer
Gone With the Wind
Cady
A HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE or ATLAS SHRUGGED
Connie Brown
Les Miserables
Vivian
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Mary Kaye Sugerman
THE STAND (unabridged version)
vs
THE WITCHING HOUR by Ann Rice
Mary Kaye Sugerman
THE STAND (unabridged version)
vs
THE WITCHING HOUR by Ann Rice
Julia Espeland
THE SOURCE by James Michener
Sharon
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH --- all 1492 pages, which I read as a teenager, because I wanted to say that I read a long book.
Deborah
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE by Wally Lamb
Jay Cortright
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Muath
The Lord of the Rings (omnibus edition)
(1200+ pages)
Deborah Hendricks
The Cat From Hue
Patricia B.
THE TALE OF GENJI by Lady Murasaki
Jayne Dudley
EAST OF EDEN or ANNA KARENINA
Linda K. Jitmoud
The longest book I've ever read was THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST by David Halberstam, which is over 800 pages. In this book, Halberstam addresses the events that led the United States into the Vietnam War, and the advice given by cabinet members who were judged to be "the best and the brightest." I was assigned this for a college class back in the 1970s. It seemed daunting at first, but turned out to be a very worthwhile read. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has the time and commitment to read it.
Cat Matkovic
The Lord of the Rings
Valerie Rominski
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Carol
THE ILIAD in the original Greek.
Tricia Stadelbacher
East of Eden
Maureen H
ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
Sue
THE STAND by Stephen King --- Loved it.
Ronie
HAWAII by James Michener
Reader4life
VIRGIN EARTH by Philippa Gregory, which was 672 pages and was the continuation of EARTHLY JOYS, which was 528. All and all, this family saga was 1200 pages long. I learned so much about plant origins, as well as the origins of America.
Jean
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
