Big Books Challenge 2025

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62 participants (332 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read at least 15 books that have 500+ pages this year. Audiobooks count! Happy reading :)

Challenge Books

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The Book That Held Her Heart by Mark Lawrence

The Library Trilogy #3

The Book That Held Her Heart

Mark Lawrence

400 pages • 2025 • 12 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #2

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

10h 3m • 2021 • 58 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne

The Bloodsworn Saga #2

The Hunger of the Gods

John Gwynne

642 pages • 2022 • 39 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom

Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

Joshua Bloom

504 pages • 2013 • 9 editions

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

Chris Kyle

528 pages • 2012 • 53 editions

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir informative reflective medium-paced
When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson

When the World Tips Over

Jandy Nelson

519 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune #1

Dune

Frank Herbert

658 pages • 1965 • 380 editions

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove #3

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

960 pages • 1985 • 56 editions

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

720 pages • 1869 • 426 editions

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent

The War of Lost Hearts #3

Mother of Death and Dawn

Carissa Broadbent

722 pages • 2022 • 17 editions

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced