Doorstoppers Worth the Commitment
A 900-page book is a promise, and most break it. These keep it. Every title here is long on purpose (sprawling worlds, deep character work, stories that genuinely need the room) and loved by the readers who went the distance. If you're going to live inside a book for a few weeks, make it one of these.
How we picked these
A hand-chosen theme and criteria — then every match ranked by our weighted rating, top 24 shown:
- Pages → > 700
- Popularity → 1,000+ ratings
Words of Radiance
by Brandon Sanderson
Light Bringer
by Pierce Brown
The Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
This Inevitable Ruin
by Matt Dinniman
Oathbringer
by Brandon Sanderson
The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Memory of Light
by Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan
The Butcher's Masquerade
by Matt Dinniman
Rhythm of War
by Brandon Sanderson
A Storm of Swords
by George R.R. Martin
Kingdom of Ash
by Sarah J. Maas
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
by Matt Dinniman
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story
by Douglas Adams
Towers of Midnight
by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
The Gathering Storm
by Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan
A Parade of Horribles
by Matt Dinniman
Dark Age
by Pierce Brown
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
A Clash of Kings
by George R.R. Martin