10 big books for 2025

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01 Feb 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Let's challange ourselves to read the biggest books from our TBR lists. I'll count all books over 500 pages, but will try to get a couple in that are 800 or even 1000 pages long.

Challenge Books

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Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss

Helliconia Spring

Helliconia #1

Brian W. Aldiss

555 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
The Oxford Handbook of Disability History by

The Oxford Handbook of Disability History

Oxford Library of Psychology

552 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction psychology medium-paced
Le nazisme et l'Antiquité by Johann Chapoutot

Le nazisme et l'Antiquité

Johann Chapoutot

552 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction history
Alter-humanités by Amalthae

Alter-humanités

Amalthae

516 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction psychology sociology
Guide d'autodéfense numérique by Collectif

Guide d'autodéfense numérique

Collectif

518 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction medium-paced
Le Nom de la rose by Umberto Eco

Le Nom de la rose

Umberto Eco

542 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction crime historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

544 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced
L'apprenti assassin by Robin Hobb

L'apprenti assassin

The Farseer Trilogy #1

Robin Hobb

669 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
Par-delà nature et culture by Philippe Descola

Par-delà nature et culture

Philippe Descola

623 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Histoire des pirates et des corsaires. De l'antiqu: De l'Antiquité à nos jours by Gilbert Buti, Philippe Hrodej

Histoire des pirates et des corsaires. De l'antiqu: De l'Antiquité à nos jours

Gilbert Buti, Philippe Hrodej

601 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

medium-paced