Hehe. This is just an interesting short-list I ran across on the Mental Floss Magazine Blog. Here’s the link: The 10 Longest Novels Ever.

I noticed a comment on the post asking how long Ulysses was, and after briefly consulting my handy hardcover copy, the answer is 768 pages. (Your welcome) I only got halfway through that one, by the way. Maybe someday I’ll finish it.

By the way, the longest novel I’ve personally completed would probably be The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien (who wrote it as a single novel, originally, before his publisher split it into three books). Go ahead and leave a comment - what’s the longest novel you’ve read?

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Here’s the link on the foundread.com blog: link

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