I didn't know we were discussing "long" I thought it was about writing 5 pages on something that can be written in 1 page (did you read OC?). I would say Tolsto

I didn't know we were discussing "long" I thought it was about writing 5 pages on something that can be written in 1 page (did you read OC?). I would say Tolstoy's writing style cannot be characterized as such. Tolstoy's work are long but they cover a whole lot, information density is very high.