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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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The Unfortunates
The Unfortunates
441
Mara and Dann
Mara and Dann
442
The Dollmaker (Harriette Simpson Arnow)
The Dollmaker
443
Harriette Simpson Arnow
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise
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Susan Choi
The Great Fire of London (Jacques Roubaud)
The Great Fire of London
445
Jacques Roubaud
Maitreya
Maitreya
446
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
447
Shirley Jackson
Le Temps Des Secrets (Marcel Pagnol)
Le Temps Des Secrets
448
Marcel Pagnol
Le Chateau De Ma Mère (Marcel Pagnol)
Le Chateau De Ma Mère
449
Marcel Pagnol
La Gloire De Mon Père (Marcel Pagnol)
La Gloire De Mon Père
450
Marcel Pagnol
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
451
Shirley Jackson
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
452
Edith Wharton
Hypothermia (Arnaldur Indriðason)
Hypothermia
453
Arnaldur Indriðason
Bottom's Dream (Arno Schmidt)
Bottom's Dream
454
Arno Schmidt
The Fifty Year Sword (Mark Z. Danielewski)
The Fifty Year Sword
455
Mark Z. Danielewski
The Natural Order of Things (Antonio Lobo Antunes)
The Natural Order of Things
456
Antonio Lobo Antunes
Rabble in Arms (Kenneth Roberts)
Rabble in Arms
457
Kenneth Roberts
Obsidian Butterfly (Laurell K Hamilton)
Obsidian Butterfly
458
Laurell K Hamilton
Distant Relations (Carlos Fuentes)
Distant Relations
459
Carlos Fuentes
The Mosquito Coast (Paul Theroux)
The Mosquito Coast
460
Paul Theroux
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
461
Arthur Miller
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
462
Annie Dillard
Losing Battles (Eudora Welty)
Losing Battles
463
Eudora Welty
Queen Margot (Alexandre Dumas)
Queen Margot
464
Alexandre Dumas
The Heirs of the Kingdom (Zoe Oldenbourg)
The Heirs of the Kingdom
465
Zoe Oldenbourg
Green Mansions (W. H. Hudson)
Green Mansions
466
W. H. Hudson
Locked in (Marcia Muller)
Locked In
467
Marcia Muller
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (Innes)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
468
Innes
The Battle of the Villa Fiorta (Rumor Godden)
The Battle of the Villa Fiorta
469
Rumor Godden
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again
470
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (George Orwell)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
471
George Orwell
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
472
Graham Greene
Glass Houses (Rachel Caine)
Glass Houses
473
Rachel Caine
Princess Ben (Catherine Gilbert Murdock)
Princess Ben
474
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
475
Graham Greene
The Temptation of Forgiveness (Donna Leon)
The Temptation of Forgiveness
476
Donna Leon
The Waters of Eternal Youth (Donna Leon)
The Waters of Eternal Youth
477
Donna Leon
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
478
All True Not a Lie in It (Alix Hawley)
All True Not a Lie in It
479
Alix Hawley
Land of the Blind (Jess Walter)
Land of the Blind
480
Jess Walter
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