My 10 Biggest Books Tag

[@tonygriego6382]

I must admit, I jumped a few feet back when you whipped out your giant size Man-Thing.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Yeah, it’s pretty frightening.

[@mediumjohnsilver]

When you showed the edge of your biggest book, I immediately thought it must be the Complete Shakespeare, but it was more than that - it was an annotated version to add another thousand pages. More than a mammoth - it’s a brontosaurus!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

It’s so big!

[@FlorianD30]

The Annotated Shakespeare, it's hard to fit into you purse or your bag...or your bookshelf, or your house.

[@wadejohnston4305]

You're a busy man! Thanks for the daily uploads. Gives me something to watch while on the toilet before work 👍

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Ha! I’m glad my videos are good for something!

[@glockensig]

I like big books.....and I can not lie!!

[@MsReadsAlot]

The man thing 🤣🤣 war & peace! That is a cool version. You have some big books!!! The man thing and the Bible in the same video 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Ha! Yeah, this is an odd mix for sure.

[@deborajohnson5717]

I read War and Peace and really enjoyed it! I enjoyed your video as always.

[@BookwormAdventureGirl]

Any video that starts with you whipping out your Man Thing has got to be a good video. 🤣 Your edition of Jules Verne Seven Novels is beautiful. Les Miserables and War and Peace are on my list - hopefully this year. 😊💙

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on those books.

[@calista3371]

Thanks for the laughs! I love to read a huge tome now and then. You had some books I had never heard of. Now I have to look into them. Thanks.

[@quotesofaeon9408]

Woah.... Loved it like all the videos of yours. . I've that very edition of War And Peace. . Would you like to do this video with Non Fiction books you have in your library....! . It's a suggestion.... . It came to my mind because of I've a good, big nonfiction book, Essays Of Montaigne.... . Many will love to see that video as well....

[@Toracube]

On the bus... lol Well you have got me hooked on Penzler's Big Books... so a big thanks for that. Hope the heavy workload eases.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Penzler knows how to put together an anthology!

[@bookssongsandothermagic]

Great video - some of those books are humungous!!!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Yeah! Particularly that last one!

[@CestKevvie]

That Jules Verne collection is really pretty!!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

It really is! It really captures the spirit of his work.

[@DDB168]

Some huge door stoppers there 😏

[@zombieprincess82]

That was fun, some huuuuugee books there. I started reading Varney a few years ago for Victober, but didn't make it through, keep meaning to go back to it. Great video 😃

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Thanks! Varney should be fun.

[@revenantreads]

“Excuse me while I whip this out.”

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

I’m all class.

[@MindBloodandDark]

You know sir, I’ve seen some Man-Things in my lifetime, but yours is by far the biggest and thickest! I think I would literally die of boredom if I tried reading something like Clarissa. I laughed out loud at #1. Why is it so big?! 😂😂

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Ha! Why is it so big, indeed!

[@Leebearify]

@@michaelk.vaughan8617 I heard that it takes 4-5 pages for her to decide to leave a room. UHG, my copy is still waiting for me.

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

I’m not really interested in comics but that Man-Thing looks impressive. I have to do this tag.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Yes, you do!

[@jeremyfee]

Very funny video! I avoid double-column pages whenever possible just because it's not my preferred reading option, but you have a really impressive collection.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Thanks! I like double columns because they remind me of the old pulps.

[@TheActor93]

I was a Theatre Kid in high school, a friend of mine got me a edition of Complete Shakespeare (not the volume you have here, it was the fancy Barnes and noble volume)as a gift and I carried it around with pride never putting it down and reading various plays and sonnets out of it. Everyone from teachers and my friends alike jokingly called it my Bible because of the coloring they do on the pages and the text formatting within the book.

[@BookBlather]

Holy hell these are huge. I would never tackle books that big (though I suppose I have to eventually read War and Peace)

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Yes! Read War & Peace!

[@robertduran7562]

I have that same Jules Verne collection!

[@chatwithme2367]

You're underrated booktuber ❤ 👌

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

That’s what I keep saying!

[@jamesholder13]

Now I'm wondering what the biggest comic book omnibuses you have are!

[@carenome1]

Where was Roger? I thought he would at least be there to help you lift some of these tomes! And watch out for that squirrel! That was soooooo much fun! Thank you!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Roger is always off somewhere, doing whatever undead mummies do. Shambling around strangling people probably.

[@carenome1]

@@michaelk.vaughan8617 well he better NOT show up here. I hate mummies!

[@duffypratt]

Your Varney entry brings up the issue: What makes something a book? If its meant to be a unified work, then my biggest books are 1) The Easton press 17 volume edition of the Burton translations of 1001 Nights, 2) the Folio Society 10 volume edition of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and 3) In Search of Lost Time. If its simply page count, then my top three are 1) Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 2) Library of America's collected writings of Jefferson, and 3) Library of Americas Tales and Sketches by Hawthorne. The thing about the Annotated Shakespeare is that, if you are reading it on the subway in NYC, it could also come in handy in fending off attackers.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

If I ever travel to New York I’ll be sure to bring my Shakespeare.

[@duffypratt]

@@michaelk.vaughan8617 Bringing new meaning to doing Shakespeare in the Park.

[@PaxPanic]

Oh this was FANTASTIC....man thing...😂😂😂😂

[@thelifeandtimesofjames4273]

Or… books you can use as substitutes for weights. Amazing stuff!

[@kingtigerbooks1162]

A book is someone else’s dream in the palm of your hand. My 3 favorite art books are: - Works of Wonder by Michael Whelan - Icon by Frank Frazetta - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

I have Icon. I bet the Michael Whelan book is great.

[@sgriffin9960]

Can I check out your giant Man-Thing? My library doesn’t have one and I’d like to take a look at it.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

I get that request often.

[@wildmanz8233]

I'm surprised Le Morte d'Arthur isn't on your list, it seems up your alley. There's a section in there where they introduce all the knights at a tournament, sort of like what's done in The Ilaid for the Greek heroes...it's longer than most books I read lol. But other than that, it's a great read. Of modern monoliths, I really loved Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen, which is amazing prose especially if you like historical fiction in a southern gothic motif.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

My copy of Le Morte d’Arthur is only 938 pages long.

[@wildmanz8233]

@@michaelk.vaughan8617 I think we have the same edition by Modern Library. Well, it certainly felt like a longer book when I read it!

[@ABFrank.]

I'm definitely doing this!

[@GrizzlyVance]

thank you for being you!

[@kimesch9698]

My mammoths for this year are Moby Dick, Middlemarch (in March), and Shogun.

[@Leebearify]

I just looked and mine is A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth and it is 1349 pages. It is going to take me the better part of this year to read it!

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

That is a big book! I never did pick that up.

[@AJ_Dunn]

These are some big books! I can't believe you showed your man thing on camera. 😜

[@zombieprincess82]

He's incorrigible

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Yes, I’m pretty shameless.

[@GinaStanyerBooks]

I thought you did a ritualistic burning of The Stand when you finished it? Or flushed it down the toilet?

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Ha! either of those options would be appropriate.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

"Some kinda religious book, I think." 😂

[@AnneEWilliamson]

Of all the booktubers in the world, why are you doing the tag? This video made me laugh so hard! Most of these aren't surprising. Les Mis, War and Peace, or book collections by Merville and Verne, and Shakespeare, of course. Why are classics just so darn long, lol?

[@Bot101101]

You need to add Tim Lucas biography of Italian filmmaker Mario Bava to your collection. Mario Bava : All the Colors of the Dark dwarfs the annotated Shakespeare by Rowse, weighing in at over 12 pounds. It is truly something to behold.

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Wow!

[@sonjadevenney2524]

Clarissa is on my to read at some point. Nervous because Pamela was so boring. Nice to know that you have heard good things about Clarissa

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

My Mom just told me it’s deadly boring!

[@sonjadevenney2524]

@@michaelk.vaughan8617 oh no!!! 🤦‍♀️