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Middlemarch: a study of provincial life | George Eliot

Another classic chunkster that I thought deserved representation is Middlemarch, a great story for Victorian fans!
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#chunksteryouread

Bambolina_81, Sarah83

MayJasper I agree 7y

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youneverarrived

The Golden Notebook: A Novel | Doris Lessing

This is the only Hemingway I‘ve ever gotten through and the tagged book started my love for Doris Lessing #shortestclassicyouread #chunksteryouread #maylovesclassics #litsyclassics

Bambolina_81, Sarah83

Cathythoughts Just finished The Paris Wife , it was good 👍🏻👍🏻 7y

Pruzy The only Doris Lessing I have read was The Cleft 7y

BarbaraBB I never managed to finish the Golden Notebook though I enjoyed some of her other books. Would you recommend it? (edited) 7y

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youneverarrived @Cathythoughts I love that book ❤️ glad you liked it. 7y

youneverarrived @Pruzy did you like it? I haven‘t read it yet. 7y

youneverarrived @BarbaraBB I really liked it. It‘s been a while since I read it but I‘d recommend it, yeah. I remember liking the characters and loving the writing. 7y

Pruzy @youneverarrived Read it over 10 years ago, but I thought it was well written 7y

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erzascarletbookgasm

Anna Karenina | Leo Tolstoy

I don‘t do well with chunksters, so joining in the read along of this book earlier this year was a good decision. I‘m so glad I read it and it‘s such a great read. At 806 pages, it‘s the biggest chunkster I‘ve read.
#litsyclassics #maylovesclassics #chunksteryouread

Bambolina_81, Sarah83

Jamesmelvinmitchell It also took me a while but I was glad I persevered. 7y

TrishB Great pic 👍🏻 7y

Ms_T After seeing various posts about it, I bought the audiobook. Looking forward to getting stuck into it! 7y

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batsy Love that image! And glad the experience of reading it was worthwhile 👍🏽💙 7y

Jerdencon I am still plowing along with this one! 7y

Bronte_Chintz This has been on my TBR for ages! I may have to give it go finally. 7y

Caroline2 I read it for the readalong and loved it too! 😍 I‘m hoping to tackle War and Peace over the summer! 👍🏻 7y

Lcsmcat It‘s worth the time it takes! 7y

erzascarletbookgasm @Caroline2 I have W&P on my shelf, don‘t think I‘ll be reading it anytime soon. 😬 I hope you‘ll get to read it this summer! 🙂👍 7y

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andrew61

The Tin Drum | G�nter Grass, Steidl Verlag

#MayLovesClassics #chunksteryouread
This was a book where the film actually lived up to the novel - it's years since i read it but feel it is time for a reread and repeat viewing, particularly given the state of the world at the moment.

ValerieAndBooks Yes to both for me — at least 30 years ago! I‘d need to hunt down a copy to re-read — don‘t have mine anymore. 7y

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CrowCAH

Gone with the Wind (Anniversary) | Margaret Mitchell

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The 1037 pages of Gone with the Wind! ❤️ I love big books I cannot lie!

Bambolina_81, Sarah83

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LeahBergen

War and Peace | Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy

This sucker took me a while to finish.

#ChunksterYouRead
#MayLovesClassics
#LitsyClassics

Bambolina_81, Sarah83

Tjackson Congrats! I have the same beautiful version!!!! 7y

Cinfhen Whoa!!! Congrats 😘 7y

Melissa_J I haven‘t been able to make it past page 100, but I‘m committed to reading it...one day. 7y

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rubyslippersreads That's a #chunkster, all right. 😂 7y

Andrew65 Well done! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🎉 7y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Gezemice Finished that this year too! So impressive! (edited) 7y

Leftcoastzen Beautiful edition! Of course would expect nothing less from your collection. (edited) 7y

Bibliogeekery Beautiful book! 😍 7y

Gezemice Gorgeous! Congratulations! I have finished it earlier this year. It feels like it deserves the ‘Reader‘s Badge of Honor‘. If there is no such thing, we should have one! Thanks for the tag, @Riveted_Reader_Melissa ! 7y

batsy Whoa! That's a stunning book and weapon 😂😂 7y

erzascarletbookgasm Well done for finishing it! 7y

RohitSawant @batsy 😂😂 7y

Becker My retirement project 7y

Reviewsbylola Well done for finishing! 7y

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rubyslippersreads

The Young Visiters, Or, Mr Salteena's Plan | Daisy Ashford

I haven't read the tagged book yet, but it's on my list for #litsyclassics. #shortestclassicyouread And Vanity Fair is a favorite #chunksteryouread. #maylovesclassics #litsyclassicshost #foliosociety #foliofreaks

Bambolina_81, Sarah83

LeahBergen I just found a copy of The Visiters a few weeks ago. It looks hilarious. 😆 7y

Melissa_J I love your edition of Vanity Fair. 7y

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Doesn't it? 😄 7y

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rubyslippersreads @Melissa_J Thanks. I'll have to post some of the pictures one day. They're adorable. 7y

jillrhudy I saw an ancient copy of this book at the library the other day. 7y

batsy That edition of Vanity Fair 😍 7y

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rockabillybibliophile

A Suitable Boy | Vikram Seth

I tried to read A Suitable Boy several years ago and I got a third through it and quit. So I was excited when my book group tackled it earlier this year and I finally made it all the way through and loved it! Next chunky books on the list: the last half of Infinite Jest, Ulysses and Moby Dick. #chunksteryouread

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ValerieAndBooks

Kristin Lavransdatter | Singrid Undset

Some #chunksteryouread books that I‘ve read. #1001Books counts the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy as one book 🤷🏻‍♀️. I don‘t know if *...And Ladies of the Club* would be considered a classic (it‘s good though!) but I included it for visual balance 👩‍🎨😊.
#Maylovesclassics

Bambolina_81, Sarah83

LeahBergen I‘ve read them all! 👏🏻 7y

batsy I have that same edition of Anna K! 💜 7y

AlaMich I really enjoyed Kristin Lavransdatter. It amused me to see people‘s eyes glaze over when I said that I was reading a trilogy set in 14th (I think?) century Norway. 😂 7y

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BarbaraBB Great choices. I read them all as well, except for the ladies of the club! 7y

ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen I‘m not surprised you have 😊! 7y

ValerieAndBooks @batsy I bought it when Oprah chose it for her book club (circa 2005?) and I read it through that summer 😊 7y

ValerieAndBooks @AlaMich and yet Kristin still has a contemporary feel 😊!! 7y

ValerieAndBooks @BarbaraBB I read And Ladies of the Club eons ago...keep thinking I‘ll read it again someday 🤗! 7y

Suet624 I don‘t think I can say how much I love Kristin. Have read it twice and am itching to read it again. 7y

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