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Most Difficult Books - Page 3

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 Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
81
J.R.R. Tolkien
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
82
Susanna Clarke
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
83
Irvine Welsh
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
84
Mikhail Bulgakov
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
85
George Orwell
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
86
Kate Chopin
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
87
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
88
William Makepeace Thackeray
JR
JR
89
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
90
Haruki Murakami
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
91
Malcolm Lowry
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
92
John Fowles
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
93
Stendhal
The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
The Unnamable
94
Samuel Beckett
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
95
George Eliot
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
96
D.H. Lawrence
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
97
Neil Gaiman
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
98
Henry James
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
99
Joseph Conrad
The Halo Grower - An Illustrated Novel (Ryushiro Hindemith)
The Halo Grower - An Illustrated Novel
100
Ryushiro Hindemith
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
101
Frank Herbert
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
102
Thomas Mann
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
103
Thomas Hardy
Suttree
Suttree
104
Jealousy
Jealousy
105
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
106
Willa Cather
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
107
Günter Grass
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
108
Haruki Murakami
Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five
109
Kurt Vonnegut
Malone Dies (Samuel Beckett)
Malone Dies
110
Samuel Beckett
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
111
James Clavell
The White Hotel (D.M. Thomas)
The White Hotel
112
D.M. Thomas
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
113
Homer
Bloomsday: The Bostoniad (David B. Lentz)
Bloomsday: The Bostoniad
114
David B. Lentz
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
115
Toni Morrison
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
116
Jostein Gaarder
Riddley Walker (Russell Hoban)
Riddley Walker
117
Russell Hoban
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
118
Neil Gaiman
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
119
Stephen King
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
120
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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