Top Ten Longest Books I've Read

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Books with a High Page Count.

1. The Holy Bible - Of course the page count is going to depend on which translation you use and the size font etc. But I've read the Bible yearly for the last 14ish years. I have kind of lost count at this point.
2. A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 3) by George RR Martin - 1177 pages
3. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 5) by George RR Martin - 1125 pages
4. A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 4) by George RR Martin - 1060 pages
5. Heat of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, # 3) by Penn Cole - 1026 pages (review coming soon)
6. A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 2) by George RR Martin - 1009 pages
7. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, # 7) by Sarah J Maas - 989 pages
8. Iron Flame (The Empyrean, # 2) by Rebecca Yarros - 886 pages
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, # 5) by JK Rowling - 870 pages
10. A Wild Hope (Wild Swan Trilogy, # 1) by Celeste De Blasis - 843 pages

What are the longest books you've read? Let me know!

PS I did this same post back in 2018. It's interesting to go back and see which books are the same and which ones have been knocked off that list in favor of some of the longer ones on this list.

Homeschool Friday - Jesus and His Friends

Homeschool Friday is a feature here at Somewhere Only We Know that showcases books my family reads during homeschool and provides a mini-review for each.

The Beginner's Bible Jesus and His Friends

By: Kelly Pulley & Mission City Press Inc.

Publication: June 10, 2007 by Zonderkidz

32 pages

Genre: Children's, Bible, My First Readers

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Goodreads description--Jesus loves many people. He has lots of friends who love him, too. Jesus and his friends help people. They share their food. Best of all, Jesus and his friends tell people about God. This My First I Can Read! book, with basic language, word repetition, and great illustrations, is perfect for shared reading with a child. It aligns with guided reading level J and will be of interest to children Pre-K to 3 rd grade.

Jesus and His Friends was pretty good. It's written in a way that young children should be able to understand the gist of the story. This book covers who the twelve apostles were (by name only), and two of Jesus's miracles--the feeding of the five-thousand and healing the centurion's daughter. The healing is mentioned only in passing with little detail. The feeding of the five-thousand has a little more details.

I suppose since this is a "shared reader" level that means the parent is mostly reading to the child. I originally requested these books thinking that my son who is 6 and learning to read would be able to read this on his own. I didn't actually ask him to try, but there were words that I know he hasn't been exposed to either the phonics rules or the words themselves. That is no fault of the book. I just didn't pay close enough attention when I requested it. Overall, I give The Beginner's Bible Jesus and His Friends 4 Stars. Have you read this book? What did you think? Let me know!

Homeschool Friday - Baby Moses and the Princess

Homeschool Friday is a feature here at Somewhere Only We Know that showcases books my family reads during homeschool and provides a mini-review for each.

The Beginner's Bible Baby Moses and the Princess

By: Kelly Pulley & Mission City Press Inc.

Publication: August 30, 2009 by Zonderkidz

33 pages

Genre: Children's, Bible, My First Readers

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Goodreads description--Mom must give up Miriam’s baby brother, Moses. She puts him in a basket on the river. But Miriam is worried. Will anyone discover him? This My First I Can Read! book, with basic language, word repetition, and great illustrations, is perfect for shared reading with a child. It aligns with guided reading level E and will be of interest to children Pre-K to 2 nd grade.

Baby Moses and the Princess was pretty good. It's written in a way that young children should be able to understand the gist of the story. Of course, there are some pretty scary parts of the real Biblical story that were left out. Ex: Pharoh's command to kill all the Jewish baby boys is changed into "the mean king want's to take baby Moses away." Much of this is understandable. I do sometimes question why pieces are altered in the storytelling process that seem unnecessary. Like the Princess finding Moses in the basket before he cried. The truth can stand up for itself and doesn't need to be altered in this way. Not a huge deal, but unnecessary if you ask me.

I suppose since this is a "shared reader" level that means the parent is mostly reading to the child. I originally requested these books thinking that my son who is 6 and learning to read would be able to read this on his own. I didn't actually ask him to try, but there were words that I know he hasn't been exposed to either the phonics rules or the words themselves. That is no fault of the book. I just didn't pay close enough attention when I requested it. Overall, I give The Beginner's Bible Baby Moses and the Princess 4 Stars. Have you read this book? What did you think? Let me know!

Ten Longest Books I've Read

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Top Ten Longest Books I've Read.

1. The Holy Bible by God - I'm going on my 7th year in a row reading the Bible through. Depending on which version you choose, you're looking at 1500ish pages.
2. A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 3) by George R R Martin - 1177 pages
3. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 5) by George R R Martin - 1125 pages
4. A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 4) by George R R Martin - 1061 pages
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, # 5) by JK Rowling - 870 pages
6. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 1) by George R R Martin - 848 pages
7. Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, # 4) by Marissa Meyer - 827 pages
8. A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 2) by George R R Martin -784 pages
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, # 7) by JK Rowling - 759 pages
10. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, # 4) by Stephenie Meyer - 756 pages

Which books are the longest that you've read? Let me know!