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Pandora's Star by Peter Hamilton is a massive (1,000+ page) science fiction tome that is itself only half of an uber-long novel concluded in Judas Unchained. I was interested in it but put it off for years, due to the length. Finally decided to take the plunge, and I LOVED it. In fact, I only read a book or two in between before diving right back into Judas Unchained (believe or not, Pandora's Star, after that many pages, ends on a cliffhanger). Nary a word is wasted in these books, they are truly incredible.
Thus, I'll never discriminate against a book for being too long again! I've got a couple of doorstops I hope to read in 2014, the Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber and The Stand by Stephen King. And of course, the rest of Mr. Hamilton's works.
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