At 1,990 pages, the House healthcare reform bill is longer than “War and Peace” and many other lengthy books:

• King James Version of the Bible: 1,024 pages 
• Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged: 1,200 pages 
• War and Peace: 1,296 pages 
• American Constitutional Law by Lawrence Tribe : 1,470 pages 
• The 2010 U.S. News Ultimate College Guide: 1,768 pages 
• Democratic healthcare bill: 1,990 pages

On the day it was released, House Assistant to the Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Chris Van Hollen told reporters that members will get just 72 hours to read the initial bill and then another 72 to read a changed version, before it goes to the House floor for a vote.

November 2, 2009