Sometimes you’re looking for a quick or easy read, something you can take with you on your daily commute or a companion on a short flight, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Sometimes, however, you’re looking for a deep dive, a book you can really sink your teeth into and get to know over time. Here are two incredibly long classic novels that are so well worth getting better acquainted with.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
If you’re going to invest a considerable amount of time in any one novel, you definitely want it to be beautifully written, and that’s the case when it comes to Anna Karenina. Just how long is it? Well, depending on the translation you’re looking at a commitment of about 800 pages, likely a lot thicker than the average phone book some of us grew up with. Tolstoy spins the tale of a woman named Anna who leaves her family behind to pursue an affair with Count Vronsky, an army officer willing to satisfy her needs when her husband isn’t. The subsequent events may turn tragic, but are no less worthy of a good long read.
Ulysses by James Joyce.
One can anticipate that a reimagining of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey would require a certain amount of blank pages, but at 730 pages there’s no doubt it requires a bit of patience to get through as well. That said, the controversy surrounding the book is certainly enough to peak one’s curiosity, and Joyce is considered one of the most important and influential authors of the 20th century for a reason. Joyce’s reimagining of The Odyssey comes in the form of a chronicle of one single day in the life of an average Irish man, and it’s so worth reading every page it’s written on.
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