Epic Books

What is an epic book, you may ask? What constitutes whether or not a book can be considered "epic?" Well, here is my criteria for epic books:

1. Epic books are the ones you get lost in. The ones where you turn the last page, look up and realize you've already spent three hours reading it, and you didn't notice because you were in the world of the author's imagination.
2. Epic books are the ones that stick with you for a while. The ones where the writing, the characters, the plot, the ending(!!)  was so incredible that you can't seem to get it off your mind for an extended period of time.
3. Epic books are the ones you can read over and over again, without getting bored.
4. Epic books are (in my case, at least) pretty big. The biggest epic book I've read (I'm reading!) is 619 pages.
5. Epic books are epic. That's all there is to it.

So, now that you know what I consider to be an epic book, let's look at my (as of now) list of epic books:

1. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling - how can any list be complete without it?
2. His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman - The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
3. Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini - Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance
4. Inkheart Trilogy by Cornelia Funke - Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath
5. Seven Kingdoms Trilogy by Kristin Cashore - Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue
6. Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld - Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras
7. The Host by Stephenie Meyer - currently reading. Yup, the 619 pg one, and yup, the author of Twilight. But I swear, it is so much better. Not that I read Twilight. But still.

And... that's all I can think of now. Lol. I'll probably read some more epic books, and when I do (not if, when!), I will blog about them again. So keep your eyes peeled! :D