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Luffy, good topic. For me, the joy of a long book if well written is knowing I can take days or weeks to enjoy the world and/or story the author has created. So many well written books are so short I'm done with them and want more. Which is good marketing, but not as much fun for me.
One of my pursuits is biographies. A well written biography can place me in a different world with a person who had a completely different worldview, opinions, tastes, etc. One biography I enjoyed reading was "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson, 657 pages. Well written and about a person who, while fascinating, would not be a personal hero for me. My current read in biographies is "John Adams" by David McCullough, 752 pages. I am savoring the excellent writing, the history and the new information I am gaining from this book.
I also enjoy Science Fiction. In that genre, Stephen King wrote "11/22/63," 866 pages. I usually don't read any of his books, but this one was highly recommended and I enjoyed it immensely.
Dean
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