Size Does Matter - The Longest Novels
Some books are a sprint, most involve a few laps of your imagination but others require marathon-like endurance . Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace" is legendary for its length but there are many other novels that require patience and stamina from the reader. In the African American genre there is such heavyweights as "Mosquito" by Gayl Jones, "Roots" by Alex Haley or "Palace Council" by Stephen Carter and much more. But there are heavyweight readers for heavyweight novels. Some people take long novels in their stride. They enjoy characters that are extremely well developed, relish the enduring plots that twist and turn, and savor those massive novels or non-fiction books that offer so much background. I belong to a Book club and have been a member for 2 years now. Each person is recruited to select the book for the month and host the discussion on the book of their chosen. For the month of September, 2009 the biggest book I may ever read was selecte