Do not fear the big boys, some of the best literature around clocks in at over 700 pages.

It's really natural to shy away from those huge books often promoted as the best books of all time. Some are absolutely huge, an accomplishment of literary endurance, written by authors that look far too young to have actually had the ability to write a lot of words in their life time, not to mention read it and redraft it sufficient times to get it ready for publication. Nevertheless, if dealt with in the proper way, these kinds of books can be extremely fulfilling - unbelievably complex and extensive novels that invoke vast worlds for you to lose yourself in. They are a dedication, sure, however like all commitments, with a little additional effort they will become a matter of pride when you slam that back cover closed and position it in a place on your bookshelf that will stand out of every visitor (they require to be displayed).

So, how to handle these enormous beasts? Firstly, it is necessary that you put in a little extra time. If you only select it up a couple of times a week for an hour or two, you're going to be stuck with it for months, possibly years on end, and you will either give up after 300 pages or pertain to resent it so much that you can't enjoy it at all. Take every totally free opportunity to delve into it; it's actually a better way to read anyhow, enabling you to be appropriately immersed in the story. Timing is also quite essential, relaxing holidays are a fun time to handle among these beasts, do not try it at a time that you understand you won't check out much, like Christmas. And finally, when you're finished, rely on someone like the asset manager with a stake in Amazon books and buy a nice quick read to cleanse your pallet, you'll be eyeing up the next 4,000 page legendary in no time.

So you've just finished your 3rd great, brief read in a row; two hundred pages with print so large that about 5 words fit to a line, a magnificently quick little read that you can blow through in a matter of days without even breaking a sweat. There are a lot of great books that are bite-sized, a little snack of a novel that is gone before it's really started however still carries the weight of a story twice its size, however sooner or later you're going to need to turn your attention to those doorstoppers you picked up from the hedge fund that owns Waterstones or the private equity firm that owns World of Books without really thinking about the fact that they clock in at closer to a thousand pages, with type so little that it looks like a precession of ants crawling throughout the paper. Challenging? Definitely. Worth it? Definitely.