12 Big Books Worth Reading

Very long novels demand a lot of time so here are my 12 suggestions of really big Booker books that are worth reading. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links. -------------------- Join my bookclub:   / thelonesomereaderbookclub   12 of the best big books from the Booker Prizes library: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booke... Interview with the author and translators of The Eighth Life:    • Live Discussion about The Eighth Life with...   Books discussed & purchase links: Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978191... Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978009... Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978000... 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978057... A Fairly Honourable Defeat by Iris Murdoch https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978178... The Vivisector by Patrick White https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978009... Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978191... Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978057... Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978034... Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978074... The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili (translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978191... The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978184... Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:03 Ducks Newburyport 6:22 Earthly Powers 9:42 Wolf Hall 12:23 4321 14:59 A Fairly Honourable Defeat 18:06 The Vivisector 19:45 Tomb of Sand 22:12 Family Matters 24:14 Cloud Atlas 26:11 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 27:24 The Eighth Life 29:25 The Luminaries 32:12 Conclusion -------------------- Get in touch Book Blog: http://lonesomereader.com/ Twitter:   / lonesomereader   Instagram:   / lonesomereader   Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/hfkkhus Goodreads: http://tinyurl.com/h8uus5t LetterBoxd: https://letterboxd.com/lonesomereader/ TikTok:   / lonesomereader   Email: [email protected]