Anyone know of any good books out there that is at least 300 pages minimum+?

Your dad has shelves of books, and he probably knows you better than any of these Fluther people do, so perhaps you should ask him to recommend one of his.

Perhaps one could walk to the bookshelf and take down a large tome, carefully turn to the last page and read the page number thereon. If it exceeds the number 300, I think you will be fine.

I like Nancy Drew books. Most of them are about 250 pages or so, so you might be able to find a 300+ one. Other than that, I like Little Women and Little Men which are both about 400 pages.

@frdelrosario and @Kayak8 haha well yeah I know that but I just assumed the much intelligent members of Fluther have good literary taste :)

Ouch, 300 pages is a lot to read and absorb in one day!

I don’t know what particular books your dad has on his shelf, so I’ll suggest some 300+ pagers that I’ve enjoyed.

Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
Out Of Africa – Isak Dinesen
Life of Pi – Yann Martel
That Hideous Strength – C.S. Lewis

I’m currently reading Last Night in Twisted River (John Irving), which is 300+ and quite good so far.

I don’t what options you have available to you (bookwise), but I hope that helps.

@frdelrosario put it pretty well indicating you should talk to your dad (since they are his books). I don’t gather that you are likely a fast reader, so I will be interested to hear how you do with 300 pages in an evening . . .

@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities also indicated some great suggestions (Life of Pi was a wonderful read) and John Irving has a number of good yarns out in print.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is great (Hamlet worked over).

But it’s not about our taste in books. It’s about what interests you. It’s a lot easier to write about a book you’re interested in, and we have no idea what you’d like.

@frdelrosario well yes that would have been helpful if I included what genre I am interested in…well I lurve fantasy, mystery, action…anything but Twilight really.
No romance novels either.

Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind (unless you have to read it tonight, 835 pages)

@tyrantxseries no I have not read it yet. But if you suggest I read it, I will seriously consider it :) thank you.

Anything by Janet Evanovich. They are fast reads and they are funny.
http://www.evanovich.com/novels/novel

highly recommended(if you have the time)

Ray Bradbury; The Martian Chronicles
Isaac Asimov: The I Robot series.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Not sure of the pagination but it should be around that. It’s a great book.

Grab a damn book and get to work. You are sooo fucked.

@everybody I don’t think the assignment was to read it over winter break, just to find a book to do a project on later.

I would suggest The Naming, by Alison Croggin. It’s part of the Pellinor series, and is a harder read, but I like it. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins was also really good, but has a romance sub-plot. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong is kind of weird, but interesting all the same. I don’t know how old you are, so I don’t know what age group of books you are really looking for….I hope this helps. They are all over 300 pages :)

East of Eden by Steinbeck
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Lord of the Flies
The Handmaid’s Tale
Harry Potter
Maybe an Agatha Christie novel?

I agree with janbb! That is the book that made we want to read… It was a GREAT novel and few have even come close to this day! I read 4 to 6 books a week… but none compare!!

“The Dome” by Stephen King.

thank you @janbb but I have already read that book last quarter with the class and she says we cannot use it. Thank you anyways; and yes it was a wonderful read :)

Actually, I think Under the Dome, while surprisingly good, would be overkill. It is 1,102 pages long. If you like King, you might consider one of his earlier titles such as The Dead Zone (402 pages) or Firestarter (416 pages) or even Salem’s Lot (439 pages).

I would suggest Carrie , but unusually for King, this book has only 199 pages.

If you haven’t read any of them, you might consider F. Paul Wilson’s Repairman Jack series.

The Book of Lies is one of the best out there! you think one things this and it turns out to be that. you think shes a traitor, then he is. it connects the bible, to superman, to the nazis. enjoy!

“The Woman In White” by Wilkie Collins. This is a very good mystery by one of the originators of the genre. This book and writer influenced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in his creating Sherlock Holmes.

shantaram by gregory david roberts

Oh, why not laugh, eh?

Lamb: the Gospel according to Biff, Christ’s childhood pal
by Christopher Moore

or

Anansi Boys
by Neil Gaiman

Yes @Ghost_in_the_system! I just read The Woman in White that last fall and enjoyed it quite a bit.

Lord of the Rings.

I’d also suggest you grab a book and start reading, and/or ask your father for advice. If you’re going to do a project on it, it needs to be interesting. If you’re going to finish it in one night, it needs to be easy to read. If you’re after specific titles, Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers is very good, as is Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Of course, there are plenty of brilliant 300+ page books out there, but I’ll stick to the classics that your dad is more likely to have.

Tips:
Check the type size. No point picking a smaller book if it takes an hour to read a page.
You don’t have to finish it tonight. Give the whole thing a good skim, but most likely your teacher will just want to know which book you’ve chosen. You’ve got all quarter!

Some great suggestions here. I do have to respond to @jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities‘s suggestion of That Hideous Strength, though: that work (which is probably too short anyway) is the third in a series by C.S. Lewis, often referred to as his “space trilogy.” I would start with the first one rather than the third: Out of the Silent Planet.

@Jeruba Good call, it probably would be best to start at the beginning. It is 380 pages though.

I loved all three of them! The first made me want to be a philologist, the second made me want to go to Mars, and the third contains one of the few scenes in literature that have ever made me laugh aloud so hard I nearly hurt myself.

C.S. Lewis, folks may want to remember, is also the author of the Narnia series. The space trilogy is intended for adults rather than children.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Years_Before_the_Mast

http://www.bartleby.com/23/

You will even learn some history in the process, is that not the point ?

Pillars of the Earth is huge. And now there’s even a sequel.

It depends… are you talking about the classics of literature or a specific area or just our favorite long books?

ok, since there is no response that she picked a book yet, I will suggest The Gunslinger by Stephen King. But be warned: IF YOU READ THIS ONE, YOU WILL WANT TO READ THE REST OF THE DARK TOWER SERIES. I also agree with @Supacase , Slaughterhouse Five was most excellent.

Fellowship of the Ring.