I'm doing the Book Blogger Hop after quite a while this weekend. Somehow Fridays always seem to be extra busy and I never manage to get enough laptop time. For those of you who don't already know, Book Blogger Hop is a weekly event hosted by http://crazy-for-books.com/ and is a great way to 'meet' fellow book bloggers.
This week's question is:
“What’s the LONGEST book you’ve ever read?”
(Note: I’m putting one caveat on this question. You aren’t allowed to say the Bible, Torah, Qur’an, or other religious/spiritual text.)
(Note: I’m putting one caveat on this question. You aren’t allowed to say the Bible, Torah, Qur’an, or other religious/spiritual text.)
I think it would be a tie between Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. I feel like I spent half my life reading just these two books and carting them around gave my arms a proper workout :)
Happy weekend everyone and Happy Hopping.crazy-for-books.com
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ReplyDeleteHoward Sherman
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I haven't heard of THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV.
ReplyDelete...I love the blog hop to find new titles. :)
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Is Les Mis worth it? I want to read it, but only if its going to be very good as it's such a commitment!
ReplyDeleteGood answers! Le Mis was mine as well, The Brothers is much longer, and I haven't tackled it yet :) But I will.
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jfeldt
A workout with books! That's kind of a brilliant idea.
ReplyDeleteI just finished Les Mis earlier this week and really enjoyed it! I'm a bit too scared to start The Brothers K...
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Sam I liked Les Mis but it is very gloomy as the title suggests.
ReplyDeleteMadigan If only it made any difference to my flabby arms.
Two Bibliomaniacs The Brothers K is a bit scary. It took me forever to read it.
Mine would be Shantaram.
ReplyDeleteMystica Yup that's a big one too.
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by, I have never read those books myself. :)
ReplyDeleteI've saw les mis on a few books. It's on my classics tr list. I will read it one day along with Brothers Karamazov.
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are two mammoth books - great effort. I have read neither, but I absolutely LOVE Les Mis. It is my favourite musical - the songs just instantly get me going, so I'll definitely have to get stuck into these books - perhaps on a nice long holiday!!
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Karen they're both great books, just very time consuming.
ReplyDeleteI had a two-way tie and Les Mis was one of them!
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I own a copy of Les Miserables by Victor Hugo but have yet to read it. Following you on GFC. Stop by and see what book I chose.
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