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Most Difficult Books - Page 11

The hardest books to read according to a survey on Goodreads. I do not agree with all of them- Alice in Wonderland and Chronicles of Narnia are pretty readable! If you want a few that are worth the difficulty, just ask!
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At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds
401
Flann O'Brien
Hope Leslie (Catharine Sedgwick)
Hope Leslie
402
Catharine Sedgwick
The Emigrants (W.G. Sebald)
The Emigrants
403
W.G. Sebald
Ojos De Perro Azul (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Ojos De Perro Azul
404
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
405
American Lion
American Lion
406
Blameless in Abaddon (James Morrow)
Blameless in Abaddon
407
James Morrow
Feersum Endjinn (Iain M. Banks)
Feersum Endjinn
408
Iain M. Banks
Pierre (Herman Melville)
Pierre
409
Herman Melville
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
410
D.H. Lawrence
Death and the Dervish
Death and the Dervish
411
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
412
Willa Cather
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
413
Ann Patchett
The Room (Hubert Selby Jr.)
The Room
414
Hubert Selby Jr.
Schuld Und Sühne (Fjodor Dostojevskij)
Schuld Und Sühne
415
Fjodor Dostojevskij
Venusia (Mark Von Schlegell)
Venusia
416
Mark Von Schlegell
A Meditation (Juan Benet)
A Meditation
417
Juan Benet
Five Spice Street (Can Xue)
Five Spice Street
418
Can Xue
In the Labyrinth
In the Labyrinth
419
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
420
Stephenie Meyer
Empire of the Senseless (Kathy Acker)
Empire of the Senseless
421
Kathy Acker
The Most Wretched Thing Imaginable Or, Beneath the Burnt Umbrella (Stephen Moles)
The Most Wretched Thing Imaginable Or, Beneath the Burnt Umbrella
422
Stephen Moles
The Raw Shark Texts
The Raw Shark Texts
423
Schrodinger's Cat (Robert Anton Wilson)
Schrodinger's Cat
424
Robert Anton Wilson
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
425
George R.R. Martin
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
426
Mary Renault
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
427
Anna Burns
White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings (Iain Sinclair)
White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings
428
Iain Sinclair
The Night Land (William Hope Hodgson)
The Night Land
429
William Hope Hodgson
The Dubious Hills (Pamela Dean)
The Dubious Hills
430
Pamela Dean
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
431
Cixin Liu
Lavondyss (Robert Holdstock)
Lavondyss
432
Robert Holdstock
The Country of Ice Cream Star (Sandra Newman)
The Country of Ice Cream Star
433
Sandra Newman
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
434
D.H. Lawrence
Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance (Leonard Peltier)
Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance
435
Leonard Peltier
The Discovery of Slowness (Sten Nadolny)
The Discovery of Slowness
436
Sten Nadolny
As the Wolf Howls at My Door (Chandler Brossard)
As the Wolf Howls at My Door
437
Chandler Brossard
Voice of the Fire (Alan Moore)
Voice of the Fire
438
Alan Moore
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
439
China Mieville
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
440
Gregory Maguire
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