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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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2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
1
Roberto Bolaño
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
2
Neil Gaiman
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
3
Khaled Hosseini
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
4
Leo Tolstoy
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
5
Kurt Vonnegut
Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
Breaking Dawn
6
Stephenie Meyer
Brisingr (Christopher Paolini)
Brisingr
7
Christopher Paolini
The Cantos (Ezra Pound)
The Cantos
8
Ezra Pound
Capital (John Lanchester)
Capital
9
John Lanchester
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
10
Joseph Heller
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
11
Suzanne Collins
Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas
12
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
13
Neal Stephenson
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
14
Dante Alighieri
Endless Love
Endless Love
15
A Fable
A Fable
16
From Hell (Alan Moore)
From Hell
17
Alan Moore
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
18
Paula Hawkins
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
19
Hermann Hesse
Glass Sword (Victoria Aveyard)
Glass Sword
20
Victoria Aveyard
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Kurt Vonnegut)
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
21
Kurt Vonnegut
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
22
J.K. Rowling
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
23
Nora Ephron
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
24
Elizabeth Kostova
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
25
Victor Hugo
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
26
Marcel Proust
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
27
David Foster Wallace
Inheritance (Christopher Paolini)
Inheritance
28
Christopher Paolini
It (Stephen King)
It
29
Stephen King
The Italian (Ann Radcliffe)
The Italian
30
Ann Radcliffe
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
31
Susanna Clarke
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
32
Haruki Murakami
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
33
Victor Hugo
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec)
Life: A User's Manual
34
Georges Perec
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
35
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Lost Hero (Rick Riordan)
The Lost Hero
36
Rick Riordan
The Man Who Laughs (Victor Hugo)
The Man Who Laughs
37
Victor Hugo
Masters of Atlantis (Charles Portis)
Masters of Atlantis
38
Charles Portis
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
39
Herman Melville
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
40
Suzanne Collins
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