2025 Five Books Over Five Hundred Pages

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34 participants (108 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

We're doing it guys. Five whole books over 500 pages long. Pick some books you'll actually enjoy getting through. Your time is worth more than suffering through 500+ pages of torture. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Red Mars

Mars Trilogy #1

Kim Stanley Robinson

572 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Way of Kings

The Stormlight Archive #1

Brandon Sanderson

1007 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced
Blackout by Connie Willis

Blackout

All Clear #1

Connie Willis

512 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical science fiction adventurous slow-paced
Powerless by Lauren Roberts

Powerless

The Powerless Trilogy #1

Lauren Roberts

523 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension

Mistborn #2

Brandon Sanderson

781 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages

Mistborn #3

Brandon Sanderson

764 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Eve by Cat Bohannon

Eve

Cat Bohannon

612 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history science informative medium-paced
Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami

Kafka On The Shore

Haruki Murakami

505 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary magical realism adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Your Wish Is My Command by Deena Mohamed

Your Wish Is My Command

Deena Mohamed

528 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon

The Mime Order

The Bone Season #2

Samantha Shannon

560 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction dystopian fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced