In Fall of Giants, Ken Follett crafts an amazing portrait of the US, Wales/England, France, and Russia both before and during the first world war. He explores class structures and how the war begins to break these down. It takes 800+ pages to do, but it goes quickly and is a journey well worth taking.
The Leopard by Jo Nesbo also falls into the "chunkster" category and while I enjoyed the mystery and the flawed character of Harry Hole, I thought that the length could have been reduced. In particular, the writing at the beginning might have been a bit tighter. Just a slightly lower BMI and this book could have gone from good to great.
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