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Books That Are Way Longer Than They Need to Be

Not every book on this list is a "long book"; some are actually quite brief. But every book on this list is longer than it needs to be. When you get to a point, as a reader, where you're like "Ya, I get it," then there's a good chance the author is just faffing about.
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
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And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
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Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
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Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn
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Brisingr
Brisingr
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The Cantos (Ezra Pound)
The Cantos (Ezra Pound)
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Capital (John Lanchester)
Capital (John Lanchester)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
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Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas
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Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon
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The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
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Endless Love
Endless Love
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A Fable
A Fable
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From Hell
From Hell
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The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
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The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game
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Glass Sword (Victoria Aveyard)
Glass Sword (Victoria Aveyard)
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Kurt Vonnegut)
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Kurt Vonnegut)
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
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The Historian
The Historian
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
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Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
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Inheritance
Inheritance
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It (Stephen King)
It (Stephen King)
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The Italian (Ann Radcliffe)
The Italian (Ann Radcliffe)
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
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Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore
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Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
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Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec)
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec)
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
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The Lost Hero
The Lost Hero
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The Man Who Laughs (Victor Hugo)
The Man Who Laughs (Victor Hugo)
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Masters of Atlantis (1985)
Masters of Atlantis (1985)
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
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Mockingjay
Mockingjay
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