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Tome Diving: 5 “Big” Books to Get Cozy with Now

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When was the last time you relaxed and cuddled up with a book? If you’re picturing yourself as a teenager, then it’s officially been too long, and you’re missing out. We get it, free time is hard to come by and other forms of entertainment are just a remote control away. But no matter how busy life may get, there’s never been a better time to turn that first page.

 Studies have shown that participating in mentally stimulating activities, such as reading, help you maintain a healthy mind later in life and help slow memory decline as you age. According to Dr. Robert S. Wilson, «We shouldn’t underestimate the effects of everyday activities, such as reading and writing, on our children, ourselves and our parents or grandparents.»

The benefits of books

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Clearly books are good for your mental health, and the good news is that people are actually reading. According to Pew Research about 76% of adults aged 18+ have read a book within the last year. So the next question is, what should you read next? If you’re debating picking up a book, but you’re intimidated by the page count, listen up: size isn’t everything in life and in literature.

We promise you’ll be so immersed in the story you won’t even notice that you’ve been reading for hundreds (or thousands) of pages. Here are our favorite 15 classic novels to snuggle up with.

1. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

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This book—arguably the longest volume published in English at 1,349 pages—covers the story of four families over the course of 18 months. And you might want to start reading it now, because the follow-up novel, A Suitable Girl, is schedule for release in 2016, which is a 20-year break between novels for the author.

2. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides

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Told in the style of a Greek epic, this—one of our new favorite classic books to read—covers the lives of three generations of a family, as well as the historical backdrop of six decades in Greece and then Detroit. The book addresses several heavy topics, all rolled into a superbly written, 544-page, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

3. 100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Though not the longest book on the list by any stretch (it’s 417 pages), this is one of the classic novels from the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author that manages to introduce a staggering array of characters, feature multiple generations of a large family, and cover 100 years of time as he explores their lives and the history of their town.

4. A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

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This popular series of science fiction books was made into the incredibly popular TV series Game of Thrones. So if you’re currently obsessed with all things GOT and you find yourself muttering the words “winter is coming” then you might want to dive into these books. But warning: they are big—the first one, Game of Throne, clocks in at 1,099 pages.

5. Cosmos, Carl Sagan

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In this popular science book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and astronomer Carl Sagan explains complex scientific ideas in terms the average person can understand. Which means you don’t have to know physics to enjoy it. The book is 450 pages long and contains 13 illustrated chapters that are complemented by a 13-episode television series, aimed at educating the masses on the development of science and civilization.

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