Hi Rick, Speaking of classics, if you have never done the whole lot, you might try The Three Musketeers sequence. Most people have read the first one, but the whole sequence is great. It is over a million words!
I also agree with gargoyle (new for me) about The Count of Monte Cristo. Most people read the Classics Illustrated version or the abridged version -- the full version is immense and wonderful, takes about a week.

There are new translations of Dostoyevsky by Pevear and Volkonsky (they also just did Anna Karenina), which, even if you have read earlier versions, are completely fresh and like brand new books. Also big, big, books.   

yours,

Peter T.