Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Books with really long titles add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting what comes after the colon. Ever feel the name you were given by your wellmeaning parents is just plain wrong for you. Name meanings as explained by the kabalarian philosophy will give you a whole new insight into the powerful influence your names have through the mathematical principle. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. Some books become rare not because of the content of the book itself, but because a famous person owned it. Although suggestions are certainly welcome, i have imposed a few restrictions on the criteria for inclusion to the list. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch.
In some cases, this vce pattern does not represent the long i vowel sound, as in receive and receptive. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. It isnt cheating to say that prousts series is really a novel. Shop by age, genre, series, and more to find the perfect childrens books for both little kids and big kids.
No book that size is perfect, because excess is kind of the point. Which reeeaally long book is actually worth reading. Babynaming advice books and blogs often suggest changing up the spelling of a common, or ontherise, name, in order to add some flare. Despite its occasional use in spoken monologue, the very long literary sentence properly exists in the mind hence streamofconsciousness, since the most wordy of literary exhalations would exhaust the lungs capacity. It is very much of its time and place europe before world war i. These hidden forces are reavealed in a philosophy that combines the idealism of. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. The name of the wind the kingkiller chronicle book 1. Scroll through the listings and read how the booksellers have described the books. The book tells the story of a chinese boy with a long name who falls into a well. Youll find more than 100 good books to read, organized by category. Bonus points if you actually understood what you were reading.
I need a good book series to read that will take me a long. Jun, 2010 babynaming advice books and blogs often suggest changing up the spelling of a common, or ontherise, name, in order to add some flare. Plus it gets confusing to readers if you are called by different names in different places and nobody is really sure who they are talking about. Now i dont have to try to think up girl names in my books. I dreaded reading the brothers karamazov, but i couldnt put it down when started. Middlemarch by george eliot 18711872, 880 pages in penguin classics trade paperback edition. If that subtitle is key, a shorter main title may qualify. Oct 12, 2003 from don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest nonfiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. The magic mountain by thomas mann is only 700 pages, but the print is small, the dialogue is rich and the narration is richer.
Two book editors for the present their list of the 16 greatest books of all time, with a list of runnerups as well. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. From don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest nonfiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. Good or bad, baby names have longlasting effects live science. Jul 18, 2006 you could also go with george rr martins a song of ice and fire series which is in my opinion the best written series of all time.
From popular new releases and books by bestselling authors, youll be sure to find the best young adult books to read. Read the long version if you like, but im in favor of abridged versions of really long books. A collection of cumbersome monikers spelled with more than 25 combined letters. Even more than a few others here, this is a unified work. Maybe its just because i misspent my juniorhigh years plowing through the orientalist doorstoppers of. This oneofakind picture book is a colorful introduction to unitarian universalism for children ages. But, you dont need a user account to read these books online, and theyre all formatted nicely. I especially like long books that reward the attentive reader. Good or bad, baby names have longlasting effects live. I have gone back and read the full version in full or in parts when i really enjoyed a book. Jul 05, 2014 despite its occasional use in spoken monologue, the very long literary sentence properly exists in the mind hence streamofconsciousness, since the most wordy of literary exhalations would exhaust the lungs capacity. For a long time i thought using an author pen name was disingenuous. Really, really, very, ridiculously long, long, lengthy, long. Even more than a few others here, this is a unified work gorgeously written.
If the book has personal notations in the margins, the value goes up even more. This is a reading list for people who dont have time for unimportant books. Ive always seen reading as an active process, and these type of books are no exception. Oct 12, 20 the luminarieseleanor catton, 20at 28, catton, a new zealander, is the youngest novelist ever shortlisted for the man booker prize, the winner of which will be announced on 15 october. It can be hard not to fall asleep or go into a daze. Publishers tend to shy away from books that long unless they have a really good reason.
Do you ever practice writing or calling yourself a name you like better. This oneof a kind picture book is a colorful introduction to unitarian universalism for children ages. Dance to the music of time may be a long book but really it read to me like a short booki just loved it and found it really. Like you, i read it in 1982 and to this day have not found a book that has captured my heart as much as alotc. Very long means more than 500 pages in the normal hardcover edition, and best means its really, really worth it. Those are worthwhile to read in part because you really do feel.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. It is a sort of origin myth about why chinese names are so short today. Its a long story, involving a peripatetic former fur trader and his opinionated socialite wife, a procterandgambletrained harvard mba, some jilted americans and a whole crowd of damned scribbling women. The book is controversial because it appears to retell a japanese story and because it does not portray chinese culture accurately. Well one thing i must say is that u did a great job, and i mean it.
And even i, as a reader who loves long, epic books, sometimes think. The english pen staff compiled a list of the best works not written in the english language. The keyword field is useful if you know the illustrators name or some other defining aspect like the book s binding perhaps its leather or cloth. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream. Set in a fictional world with years named after corporate. How did a humble canadian publisherwhich got its start reprinting other companys booksbecome the name most associated with romance. Both of the books are archived by the library of congress and can be read in full on.
The long surname may also be a reduced anglicized form of gaelic name o longain, meaning descendant of longan, a personal name probably derived from long, meaning tall. But i do think ulysses really is worth reading, especially if you were like me. Mar 23, 2020 this free book site is really simple to use, but maybe too simple. The search results will be presented by the lowest price first. Theres something charming and intriguing about a book with a title that goes over 9 syllables. Set in a fictional world with years named after corporate sponsors, this. The chinese wuxia novelist jin yong wrote a number of long novels, of which the. I second cryptonomicon, les miserables, and the dune series all the ones by frank herbert as intimidatingly long but highly readable. Some were in a jam, especially since the name of the books were not capitalized, but the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. Those who conquer long books know that its not a matter of reading some pages before you fall asleep but rather, canceling your plans for the night and staying in to read instead. This list is for my own amusement, and potentially yours, but it is by no means a definitive rundown of every ridiculously long band name.
Take a look at some of the longest novels, size really does matter. To nudge you to intentionally tackle a looooong book you really want to read, but. The 25 most challenging books you will ever read if youve made it all the way through any of these, give yourself a pat on the back. Personally, im down with a long book i love diving into a story and.
The top 10 book chosen by 125 top writers from the book the top 10 edited by j. It starts out with a clash of kings and has a lot of younger charecters that you could relate too as well as adults they are really long books but a ton of fun to read. Unitarian universalism is a really long name dant, jennifer, carter, anne on. Simple language and appealing illustrations offer children accessible answers to commonly asked questions such. Misters william barnes and gilbert clifford noble when they. The page is a reading list sharing the best books to read in various categories based on many hours of reading and research. How harlequin became the most famous name in romance. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Theyre to be read with a pen in hand, a phone ready to look stuff out. A book edited by peter boxall, and written by over 100 hundred international critics.
The origin and meaning of the last name, long thoughtco. The name of her brother georges appeared on the title page, and he is. Mar 11, 20 this poem is very long so long, in fact, that your attention span may be stretched to its very limits but thats okay its whats so special about poetry see, poetry takes time we live in a time call it our culture or society it doesnt matter to me cause neither one rhymes a time. There are other ways to spell the long i vowel sound. Few subjects are quite so divisive but selfhelp books have become a billiondollar business. Molly blooms 36page, twosentence runon soliloquy at the close of joyces ulysses takes place entirely in her thoughts. Band names that are ridiculously long rate your music. Write down your storys themes and then head to a name generator website or baby name site to search for names related to those themes. If the family is chinese, the name may indicate descent from an official treasurer called long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor shun 22572205 bc. This is the very best book i have ever read, and believe me, ive read a lot of books.
But savoring a book of, say, 800 pages or longer is a project. I do not consider reading summaries count as having read a book. I need a good book series to read that will take me a long time, but i would prefer it being an already finished series so i dont have to wait a long for the next one. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. Really long books you have time to read refinery29.
Personally, im down with a long book i love diving into a story and knowing ill get to stick around for a while, spending quality time with the characters i love and the world they live in. Anna karenina by leo tolstoy 18731878, 864 pages in penguin classics trade. In search of lost time by marcel proust 4,215 pages. Ever wish you were named something cuter, sexier, or more highclass. Funnily enough, i have found that the name andre shows up under themes like manly, strong and brave, which of course i am in my stories, at least. You know those books that take so long to read that by the time you get to the end. A century ago, when naming a bookstore, you slapped the owners name on the front awning and called it a day. We have a collection of more than 10,000 scarce and. Tikki tikki tembo is a 1968 picture book written by arlene mosel and illustrated by blair lent. Preliminary results from figlios work suggest that may. The vce long i vowel spelling as in kite is a common spelling of the long i vowel sound. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle.
Books with really long titles 1409 books goodreads. What are the best very long novels in your opinion. Really, really, very, ridiculously long, long, lengthy, long, endless, just the longest book titles show list info these are the titles you hate recommending to people because it takes forever to make sure your friend heard it righttheyre all, wait, the whatwhat in the whowhat. No matter how long it took to make this, it was worth it. These include ight as in night and might, i as in bind and kind, and y as in fly. Welcome to old childrens books, selling childrens literature and picture books online since 1994. The search box is really basic and the only other way to find books is by scrolling through the author list.