Big Book Reading 2024 - hosted by time4reading

The Bonus Prompt - Stretch Yourself
For those people who like a little extra challenge, the bonus is to pick a book that will stretch you. Maybe it’s longer than your usual long book. Maybe it’s got an unconventional structure, or is a genre you don’t usually choose. This prompt is for those of you who want to be pushed a little out of your comfort zone. Go for it!
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Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Det åttonde livet (till Brilka) by Nino Haratischwili

Det åttonde livet (till Brilka)

Nino Haratischwili

1151 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives by Plutarch

Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives

Plutarch

551 pages • first pub 100 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Greek Lives by Plutarch

Greek Lives

Plutarch

483 pages • first pub 100 (editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

577 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Reina Roja by Juan Gómez-Jurado

Reina Roja

Antonia Scott #1

Juan Gómez-Jurado

568 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt

The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt

704 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
El corazón helado by Almudena Grandes

El corazón helado

Almudena Grandes

933 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative tense slow-paced
My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

970 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley

729 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional sad slow-paced