SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Next week, for one time only, the Book Nook will post at 8:15 – PST! That’s right, we’re going to post three hours later than usual and give the West Coasters a chance to post while the thread is still hopping. NEXT WEEK’s prompt: The West is the Best! What are some notable fiction or nonfiction books, short stories, plays, poems, graphic novels, etc. about the West? West can be the Western U.S., West London, West Africa, Western China, the memoirs of Adam West, go nuts.

Welcome to the Book Nook! The weekly thread for all book nerds on The Avocado. This is the place to talk about books you’re currently reading, discuss genres, ask for recommendations, and post serious literary criticism.

This week’s prompt: Doorstoppers. Massive tomes. Magnum opuses. Damn’d thick, square books. What are some noteworthy 800 page plus books?

Ideas for prompts are always welcome!

Posting pictures is fine as long as they are book related, but I would like this thread to continue to be a NO GIF/YouTube/social media embed zone as much as possible. Thanks, and happy commenting!