Big Books

[@wagabagabobo-zg9ft]

0:38 thought you were gonna follow up with “and I cannot lie”

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

Haha I stopped myself 🤪

[@heatherm561]

I was waiting for it! lol

[@leticiatoraci9855]

There is a Readathon that happens in March called "March of the Mammoths" where these big books would have a place.

[@debzeb6899]

Loved Jonathon Strange. So many cool ideas and such a great study of human greed.

[@betsymaher9489]

I love your system of summarizing chapters as you go.

[@kayhammock]

I just bought Lonesome Dove today at a thrift store. Nice size print but huge!!

[@wendyvilla2904]

💚🖤 I can't wait for your vlogs on The Romanov.

[@factcheckingyourmum]

Me too. I Have that book and haven't read it yet

[@milisuarez-al-nashy4314]

Great video, so cheerful and the books you have chosen seem great. I will give it a go, I might start with The World - it seems such an interesting idea. Thank you and take care.

[@jayv3264]

So happy that you pick books that hardly anyone else talks about, let alone mentions, on this platform!!! Dare I call them sophisticated reads? Your sharing has brought me a sense of 😌.

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

Thank you for the lovely comment!

[@grumylynn]

I like your end of chapter note idea.

[@claudiacabelloglass4257]

I’ve read War and Peace and Jonathan Strange on your list. Both spectacular reads. I’ve never thought to annotate like you do, something I’m intrigued about, perhaps you can share why and how you do it for fiction reads. I’m also reading the Bible for a second time now, very slowly this time around. Happy to see you are not afraid to put it on your list, in this day and age. Love your channel. Thank you!

[@tibbarasden]

The chapter summaries are such a great idea! I really like to take my time with bigger, denser reads and can see how beneficial they would be. I also agree that having a little background before going in can be really helpful.

[@GodlySorrowandGrace]

We need 1Q84 on this list. My first read was a library loan. I was thinking there is no way I can finish 1100 pages in 2 weeks. Wrong! I could not put it down. ❤

[@estelarubin764]

I bought 1Q84 last year and have yet to start reading it.

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

I owned a copy and can’t find it! Agree it would be good for this list!

[@MJ-in-Canada]

@@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub 🤣I'm laughing at how you can lose such a big book.

[@hollyc4624]

That’s hysterical. I can’t find my copy of Jerusalem and have thought the same thing. I love 1Q84 as well and flew through it too. The story completely sucked me in and the writing flows well. I love big books too and would love to read all of these! I love the fact that you recently read napoleon and now have a better grasp of the historical background for several of your other books. That is terrific! Can’t wait to see what you think of these. I just finished East of Eden (I think around 600-ish pages) and that reads easily. I am reading Lonesome Dove for a local book club and loving it (I think it is somewhere over 800 pages). Somehow we are trying to space that one over months and yet it is such a fast paced read that you could easily read and enjoy it over a couple of weeks.

[@GodlySorrowandGrace]

I read Jerusalem by Simon Sebag Montefiore so when I saw the list I though you lost the author 😂🙃

[@ChrisDailyReading]

I read The Romanovs a few years ago and very much enjoyed it, so interesting!

[@mediumjohnsilver]

Going back to my shelves, I find several notable big books. The largest nonfiction book I’ve read: _The Fifties_ by David Halberstam (800 pages). An interesting look at the decade I was born into. The largest novels I’ve read: _Don Quixote_ by Miguel De Cervantes translated by Edith Grossman (940 pages); and _1Q84_ by Haruki Murakami (1157 pages). The largest one volume collection I’ve read, over the course of years: _The Complete Sherlock Holmes_ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1122 pages).

[@marimcguire2508]

inspired to add some of these to my big pile of to be read books, thanks for sharing I love your yt channel.

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

I'm so glad! Thanks so much for watching!

[@RyanHReviews]

I'm looking forward to your review of some of these books, The Bible of course is in my endless reading list, and Herodotus is tbr for me as well. I would like to finish War and Peace, it's my favorite dnf novel. Interesting video.

[@booksduarte4243]

Im reading The Count of Montecristo at the moment and enjoying so much. I already read War and Peace, Les Miserables, It and The Sand…as u can see I love big books and your videos r so good, congrats!!!

[@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH]

I love big books too!!! So much. Great chapter summary system. I may use that for War and Peace as well. 😊

[@betsymaher9489]

I've heard that War and Peace is a lot about Napoleon so that should be good for you.

[@kathy2539]

I read the unabridged 'Dickens' by Peter Ackroyd which was 1256 pages; I think the next biggest was "The First man in Rome' by Colleen McCullough which had about 1100 pages, I think. I have 'War and Peace' on my ereader and 'The Count of Monte Cristo", too both quite large. I have a few large tomes to read but not sure of paginations, yet.

[@kamidsjournee]

I like big books, but I’m also intimidated by them. I suppose the biggest book I’ve read is the Bible. I’m really impressed you’re reading it. I hope it blesses you. My version is 1,147 pgs. I read the Stand many many years ago as well as It. The most recent big book I’ve read is 11/22/63 by King at 864. I have three ginormous tomes I’m gearing up for: The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk which starts on page 965 and winds down to 1; the Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili at 964; and A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth at 1,347. I own a few of the books you’ve mentioned, and I’ll likely acquire more of them. Happy big book reading! And cheers to those big book readers🍻!

[@estelarubin764]

Thank you for a great video! I enjoy watching you talk about books. I added some of these to my TBR

[@heatherm561]

I like this topic. I am a fantasy reader, so the size doesn't necessarily scare me away. I actually liked Dr Strange and Mr Norell, but I like magical realism. There was a miniseries made and it was brilliant. Also, I like your "bye, bye, bye, bye,..." at the end. It always makes me smile. 😊

[@em4me-Dan]

🙋‍♂Hi Lisa! I remember reading "War and Peace" while in High School and what a read it was. Enjoyed the list of books you have shown. It gives me more incentive to keep pushing myself to read more. Thank You! Kudos from NYC.🗽

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Just read Dune, Took me most of February. Just over 500 pages so I don't make your cut off! Some good books there. Best wishes.

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

My son just started to read Dune!

[@elisac2243]

Love a good big book … Weaveworld by Clive Barker is something else and highly recommend

[@Tmp130]

Yes! Weaveworld is one of my all time favourite books.

[@TimeTravelReads]

I read War and Peace when I was 17 or 18. I didn't have a teacher or background in the history. I didn't love it. I read an abridged Les Mis when I was probably 19. It was still over 800 pages. I think I understood that one, mostly.

[@NinaBinaXO]

I have a few of the same books on my current TBR ( Les Mis, War and Peace, The Bible) I am also currently reading the Count of Monte Cristo and I thought if you because of the Napoleon angle in the plot! I will add Johnathan Strange and Mr. Morrell. Great list and the bloopers were hilarious! 😂

[@lindylouwho550]

I have just bought The Romanovs - I have a fascination for Russian history and my favourite authors are the great Russians. Look forward to hearing your comments on this tombe. 😊

[@Christine-xh5og]

Bible Project videos are awesome! It helps me get the big picture of the book before I dig in 🩷

[@janebaily3758]

LOVE BIG BOOKS! Read War and Peace twice. Would love to read The World which i had only just heard about and decided since January 1st to read through the Bible again. Love love love Russian history....new to your channel...third reich book also looks good.

[@betsymaher9489]

I bought Les Miserables this year too because it was so highly recommended by Kelly on Books I'm Not Reading. I won't be able to get to it for quite a while but I did want to tell you how highly it was recommended. The World sounds very interesting too, as well as the other books you talk about.

[@KitKatMontana]

I've read the Bible and Infinite Jest. I think those might be the 2 largest that I've tackled

[@LaughingStockfarm1]

I need to do a re-read of Jonathan Strange; I read it when it first came out and honestly don’t remember a thing beyond having enjoyed it. I also have Piranesi waiting for me on my shelf. The same thing happened to me regarding WW2. I was reading The Nightingale and realized all I really knew about either WW was that they had happened. So I asked my wargamer friends for some recommendations and picked up The Second World War by Anthony Beevor, and for WW1 I got A World Undone and The World Remade by G. J. Meyer. All excellent, very readable and provide great context for historical novels. I’m currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo…loving it!

[@betsymaher9489]

How challenging - wow!

[@raemcmahon8665]

The Rise and Fall is one of my favorite reads.

[@award112]

I just started War and Peace after restarting to get a copy that has the French translated in the text. I am really enjoying it! The biggest books I’ve read would have to be Margaret George books. I love them! Especially Cleopatra! If you would like a quick book to help with the size of the Bible, Woven by Angie Smith is a quick brilliant book that shows how the entire Bible ties together.

[@PatriciaCrabtree-wm8xd]

Consider The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, 780 pages of the best American memoir and a rugged tramp through the Mexican War and the Civil War.

[@mildredalayon7095]

I've read a few big books. In college I was a literature major (Comparative Literature) so I did a lot of reading. One of my favorites was The Tale of Genji. Absolutely loved it. I'm not at home right now, so I can't say how many pages, but it was an oversized version. Loved it. I read the Jonathan Strange book but didn't like it. I will be reading Team of Rivals for Mammoth March. I don't know how many pages it is, but it's oversized and bulky. It's one of the 25 Nonfiction books I've selected for the November 2023 to November 2024 non-fiction challenge. I'm failing miserably at this challenge. I haven't finished the 1st book yet 😞.

[@bzylarisa]

I'm so intimidated by big books, but I'm trying to read some of them this year. It's so good to see such a collection. By the way, I'm totally buying that edition of Les Misérables.

[@LizIsANoob]

I think you and I are approaching reading the Bible along a similar vein. I realized that the level of critique that I'm coming into reading it likely wouldn't bode well in bible study groups which tend to approach from a more faith based angle. I want to come into it with questions, and to search for answers beyond the text in front of me, compare translations, critically think of the influences some passages have, and of course, just read the story for what it is and not what it has been described to symbolize in religion. Definitely makes it hard to find a group you can trust to not be defensive or offended by the discussion, so I get not wanting to delve too deep on a video about all that. Also, I love seeing the annotation you do in your books while you're reading, especially for ones that are a bit more dense or you want to explore the themes/characters in. I decided this year I would break my "keep the books clean" act and actually try to annotate some myself. I have my journal Bible, bought the Baum Oz Books, and have been starting with informational/non-fiction books to break the habit of not wanting to write /highlight pages. Completely random side note.... I never knew IT had that many pages. I feel like I heard long ago it was a really long book, but I was terrified of clowns as a kid (when I was a more avid reader) and so had never looked for or at the book before. I honestly need to just finally read Stephen King in general. Love his work, or rather what I know of it and have seen in visual media, but I've never actually cracked a cover on his books. lol One more (several more) things to add to that "to be read" list.

[@Sanniesspace]

Hi Lisa, thanks for the video, I really enjoyed watching it. Some of the books will definitely end up on my tbr! I am currently reading The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton, which is also quite a big one at 832 pages. It's a story set in the New Zealand of 1866, winner of the Man Booker of 2013. I think you might like it, if you haven't read it already. Cheers, Sanne.

[@Butterscotch-be7es]

I am enjoying your channel. I am 53 and a Canadian too but watching from Portugal. Do you ever feel anxious about owning so many books but have not read yet? I get that way but maybe because I have moved countries a lot!

[@MJ-in-Canada]

I enjoy a chunkster but only if I’m engrossed in it by page 50. Life is too short, otherwise. Loved the sound of the chickadees in the background. Did I hear a cow mooing?🐄 Not in Vancouver, surely.

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

Hahah no cows I'm in an urban area, I think a neighbour was out hedge trimming, spring is almost here for us!

[@copperpenny0209]

I'm currently reading the bible daily and it's my third attempt to get through it in a year. I was watching Disciple Dojo recently on YT (he reviews everything biblical) and had a guest on who wrote a book on the genealogies in the bible...All the Genealogies of the Bible by Nancy Dawson. Not sure if that would interest you but wanted to share that info since it's something I have struggled with and just recently caught that video.

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

Thanks for sharing! I will look into that for sure as it is a challenge!

[@Ursulas_Odds_and_Sods]

I love reading and writing doorstoppers, since my genre is historical fiction, whose traditional standard is at least 120,000 words (500ish pages). Those books also tend to span many years and have large ensemble casts, so it doesn't make a lick of sense to rush through them at all of 65,000 words. I want a book I can climb into and live in for a few weeks. Many of the books I've published to date are over 300,000 words. (As a writer, I've been taught to think of books in terms of wordcount instead of page count, since pages can vary so much depending on typeface, font size, leading, kerning, trim size, and margins.) As that nitpicky, pedantic Russophile, I'm obliged to point out Romanov is actually pronounced Rah-MAHN-ahf (all long A sounds, even when it comes to the O). I did a video about Russian names, pronunciation, and transliteration about a year ago. I'm still disappointed it took me nineteen days to read War and Peace, instead of two weeks maximum. Next time around, I hope I can read it much closer to what I'm capable of.

[@brabel0401]

Currently re-reading The Physician by Noah Gordon - I still own a copy I bought 30 years ago! I’m on page 400; 300 left to finish. I think the longest books I have read are the Masters of Rome series (7 volumes) by Colleen McCullough. Each volume averaging 900-1000 pages. All highly recommended!

[@grumylynn]

I don't feel so bad for stopping and starting War and Peace. It's a beautiful book, but I can't focus on one book for that long and need breaks. I

[@julieaulava9567]

I read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich in high school for a history project. Seems timely for a reread. Other great books for my ever growing TBR.

[@Bryndisdaugtherofgunnar]

I've got War and peace on my TBR, although I am definitely intimidated by the size 😜 I read the Bible in college, in a literature course. It is very interesting to sed the influence it has had.

[@pamelajarvis7728]

Normal Women by Philippa Gregory out recently is fantastic!! Non-fiction but much like The World by Simon Sebastian Montefiore is told in a very readable and human in history context way. Amazed at what is revealed of women as leaders in years gone by! It’s the history the men didn’t allow to be written and circulated I suspect 😂. Just found your channel and loved this video! Subscribed and wishing you all the very best 👍🙏

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

That sounds fantastic, I'll make a note!

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

I have trouble finishing Big Books.

[@joycewesley]

Absolutely love the thumbnail pic😂

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

😆😁

[@MJ-in-Canada]

I DO like a chunkster but I consider a big book to be anything over 500 pages. 😁 My ideal book is 320-350 pages long. When faced with anything over 500 pages, I feel the need to lie down.🛌

[@user-iz6cc6lz3j-Vickie]

I have dr strange and several big books on the romanovs. I have several big ones. I bought the rise and fall of the third reich at a used bookstore a couple months ago along with some clunkers on hitler. I have a chunked on Stalin and Lenin. I watch the history shelf and she also has a lot of books on there that are super interesting. Your channel and hers feeds my book obsession. I started war and peace last year but only made it to page 100. I am bad to set books down too. I get bored real easy and move on too another. I may try it again with a different translation. I was going to read les miserables in a booktube read along last year but missed out on it.

[@theresehaywood2521]

I have read the bible, Les Miserable and Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell. I love a big book.

[@briankregg6329]

It always matters!

[@adnanferdousleo9528]

wonderful video . All the books are quite chunky

[@svsearose413]

I think A Little Life is my longest read. Not close to 1000 pages but felt very long.

[@kamidsjournee]

I really enjoyed the writing in that book! The content was tough, but I felt it was done well.

[@northoftheequator2094]

I'm looking forward to your bible reading video in the hope that it will prod me to finally get going with my own planned read of the bible that I've been wanting to do, especially since reading Tom Holland's Dominion. P.s. the link to the bible summary videos doesn't seem to work.

[@franciscoovalle4853]

Interesting reasons to why you would read the Bible....Great list of books...Edvard Radzinsky has written some great books about the Romanovs. The cool thing about the rise and fall of Nazi Germany it's very easy to read.

[@betsymaher9489]

In the bible, do you make up the black and white inserts or do they come with the book?

[@janeandclementine]

I have my grandfather’s 1st edition Rise and Fall of the 3rd Reich, you’ve inspired me to take it down and actually read it.

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

That's so awesome!! How amazing

[@apollonia6656]

Same here with first efition. I was a bit young to read it then and it is on my parents library si, peep in and DO NOT USE ANNOTATIONS is on the door 😂😂

[@GodlySorrowandGrace]

I am reading The Plantagenets right now. It is a chonk but it is really 4 books in a 1700 page volume. I will probably break it up. 😂

[@TangibleReads]

Nothing wrong with a big book but I'm always apprehensive

[@crystalosinoski9585]

what edition is the War and Peace?

[@karenbednarz4700]

Let’s discuss 😱 SPINE BREAKING 😱 since we are reading thick books. Do we try to avoid or embrace? Weigh in with opinions please.

[@heatherm561]

I try to avoid it if possible. I also don't annotate but I love to see others do it. I'm weird!

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

Generally I try not to break but sometimes with these big ones you gotta do what gets you through! 💕

[@coleo1356]

I have the Jonathan Strange book and it has been staring at me for ages…you’re inspiring me to get to it

[@KolorfulDreamsArtKda]

Les Misérables is not about THE French revolution, though. I hope you enjoy it, Hugo is one of my favorite authors.

[@torres870rem]

I am 62. Love your channel.

[@Gillian.Ashcroft.66]

Infinite Jest is staring at me daily from our dining table ........

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

oooo good luck I haven't tackled that one myself yet!!

[@GodlySorrowandGrace]

I hope you like tennis 😴

[@Gillian.Ashcroft.66]

I hope its not beyond my brain to understand lol.Fear of confusion makes me hesitant.

[@GodlySorrowandGrace]

I dnf'd it. Whew, life is short 😂 #noshame

[@GodlySorrowandGrace]

Leaf by leaf has a video on IJ that might help you prepare.

[@susanlindsey9497]

What Bible do you have? I love the look of it!

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

It's the ESV Journaling Bible by Crossway. I have others in my collection, I'll be doing a review of my bibles and study resources in the near future!

[@jammiez2805]

The Bible summaries you tube link isnt working. Would you mind putting it in the comment section?

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

It's The Bible Project, thanks for letting me know!

[@jammiez2805]

Ok thanks! & you're welcome!

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

Done, I hope it works this time!@@jammiez2805

[@gossamerabba]

If I could suggest lowering the volume of the music in your intro, we'd be able to hear you more clearly. thx..

[@spikedaniels1528]

* Hello Lisa - your video is just my cup of tea! Though now in Prescott Arizona, I actually spent a few years in Vancouver in the early 70’s - when an old duplex cost me less than 40K. (In a gentle non-berating tone) - You should never feel bad about setting a book down… or even dropping it firmly. I think it’s a demonstration of free-thinking independence and authority. Also, reading that much of the William Shirer book is more than the equivalent to reading a single volume of another dense history book (and in especial contrast to a Stephen King book). I read an old used copy of the Shirer book decades ago, and I still see used copies at sales around town. Does your contemporary copy include additional and new information? The Rise and Fall might be the longest book I read as well - never having read the Bible cover to cover - though I have a half dozen versions. I do miss Vancouver… thanks for a good time! ~Spike 🥸 .

[@TheUnhingedWomanBookClub]

Hey Spike thanks for the comment and watching! I never feel bad about setting books down and happily DNF things that I don't get along with...these were just some of the big books in my collection that I do want to get to (eventually)! I don't think the Shirer book has any new content other than a new introduction by Ron Rosenbaum (whom I don't know but he sounds like another history buff). Vancouver is wonderful...our cherry blossoms are starting to bud but sadly a duplex comes with a 7-figure price tag these days, ugh!!