Comments on: Top 10 Longest Novels in the English Language http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/ Ultimate Top 10 Lists - Listverse Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:22:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Riah http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-220087 Riah Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:20:44 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-220087 Richard Adams' "Maia" is over 500,000 words long (I don't have the exact word count), and it fit all your parameters. Richard Adams’ “Maia” is over 500,000 words long (I don’t have the exact word count), and it fit all your parameters.

]]> By: PHOENIX http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-218753 PHOENIX Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:21:19 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-218753 i was serious...eventhoe i'm 13 i was serious…eventhoe i’m 13

]]> By: PHOENIX http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-218751 PHOENIX Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:19:56 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-218751 AWESOME,DOOD! I HAVE TO READ ALL OF THESE BOOKS...THINK THEY'LL BE BETTER THAN HISTORY LESSONS...SERIOUSLY!!! AWESOME,DOOD! I HAVE TO READ ALL OF THESE BOOKS…THINK THEY’LL BE BETTER THAN HISTORY LESSONS…SERIOUSLY!!!

]]> By: ReadingProblem http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-200231 ReadingProblem Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:08:37 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-200231 You might consider Henry Darger's work, which at 15,145 single-spaced pages easily eclipses all of the above works. It was also illustrated with hundreds of pictures, many of which were mural sized. Of course, publishing a work of this scope is impossible, so if publication is a requisite for making the list then sorry Henry. The story of Darger's life and work are incredible for anyone interested in the psychology of creativity, outsider art, and/or little girls with penises fighting a war against evil men with the assistance of extra-terrestrials (I am not making that up). More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Darger You might consider Henry Darger’s work, which at 15,145 single-spaced pages easily eclipses all of the above works. It was also illustrated with hundreds of pictures, many of which were mural sized. Of course, publishing a work of this scope is impossible, so if publication is a requisite for making the list then sorry Henry. The story of Darger’s life and work are incredible for anyone interested in the psychology of creativity, outsider art, and/or little girls with penises fighting a war against evil men with the assistance of extra-terrestrials (I am not making that up).

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Darger

]]> By: Kitkat http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-198447 Kitkat Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:09:40 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-198447 i was hoping to know pages, not words, but millions of words? thats a long book. i was hoping to know pages, not words, but millions of words? thats a long book.

]]> By: Earnest http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-194254 Earnest Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:21:19 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-194254 Not to complain too much, but this list is laughably lacking! Marienbad My Love clocks in at something like 17 million and even if you don't think it (and a few others!) are legit, The Wheel of Time is certainly legit and is 3,430,682 words long! Not to complain too much, but this list is laughably lacking!

Marienbad My Love clocks in at something like 17 million and even if you don’t think it (and a few others!) are legit, The Wheel of Time is certainly legit and is 3,430,682 words long!

]]> By: boe http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-188806 boe Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:14:10 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-188806 I thought a book called Marienbad my Love was #1 perhaps this is more like "best books over or near 500,000 words" I thought a book called
Marienbad my Love
was #1
perhaps this is more like “best books over or near 500,000 words”

]]> By: John Williams http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-184976 John Williams Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:44:41 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-184976 I am not saying that Tom Clancy is a great author, but his books do top the bestseller's list. He has a few very long books. Some the books with over a million words seem more like gimmicks than books I would like to read. Clancy is more a genre writer than gimmick. Here are the numbers for word counts as posted by amazon.com under the text stats. Without Remorse has 247,551 words. Rainbow Six has 297,304 words. The Bear and The Dragon (2001) with 375,229 words. Debt of Honor clocks in with 329,339 words. Executive Orders (1997) totals at 448,614 words. Debt of Honor and Executive Orders can almost be considered one book since the action jumps from one book to the other. 778,053 words would be the total. I am not saying that Tom Clancy is a great author, but his books do top the bestseller’s list. He has a few very long books. Some the books with over a million words seem more like gimmicks than books I would like to read. Clancy is more a genre writer than gimmick.

Here are the numbers for word counts as posted by amazon.com under the text stats. Without Remorse has 247,551 words. Rainbow Six has 297,304 words. The Bear and The Dragon (2001) with 375,229 words. Debt of Honor clocks in with 329,339 words. Executive Orders (1997) totals at 448,614 words.

Debt of Honor and Executive Orders can almost be considered one book since the action jumps from one book to the other. 778,053 words would be the total.

]]> By: Andrew http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-182980 Andrew Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:25:51 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-182980 sorry about the above comment, i realized that it was written in russian... sorry about the above comment, i realized that it was written in russian…

]]> By: Andrew http://listverse.com/2009/06/06/top-10-longest-novels-in-the-english-language/#comment-182977 Andrew Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:19:19 +0000 http://listverse.com/?p=17100#comment-182977 isn't the book war and peace longer than atlas shrugged? shouldn't that be on here. isn’t the book war and peace longer than atlas shrugged? shouldn’t that be on here.

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