Books like I, Claudius

12 books to read next

• Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Herbert P. Bix 14.7 h
• Blonde Joyce Carol Oates 13.8 h
• In the Time of the Butterflies Julia Alvarez 6.0 h
• Augustus John Williams 5.6 h
• Salammbô Gustave Flaubert 6.1 h
• Memoirs of Hadrian Marguerite Yourcenar 5.9 h
• History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged Edward Gibbon 11.5 h
• The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco 9.8 h
• The Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio 10.5 h
• The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper 7.7 h
• The Way to Paradise Mario Vargas Llosa 8.9 h
• Lust for Life Irving Stone 8.1 h

How long each takes

Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Herbert P. Bix 14.7 h Blonde Joyce Carol Oates 13.8 h In the Time of the Butterflies Julia Alvarez 6.0 h Augustus John Williams 5.6 h Salammbô Gustave Flaubert 6.1 h Memoirs of Hadrian Marguerite Yourcenar 5.9 h History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged Edward Gibbon 11.5 h The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco 9.8 h The Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio 10.5 h The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper 7.7 h The Way to Paradise Mario Vargas Llosa 8.9 h Lust for Life Irving Stone 8.1 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.