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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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A Map of the World (Jane Hamilton)
A Map of the World
241
Jane Hamilton
A Soldier of the Great War (Mark Helprin)
A Soldier of the Great War
242
Mark Helprin
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
243
Toni Morrison
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
244
Richard Wright
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
245
Cormac McCarthy
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
246
Lewis Carroll
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
247
Ian McEwan
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
248
Philip Roth
The English Patient
The English Patient
249
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
250
Neal Stephenson
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
251
Edith Wharton
Embassytown (China Miéville)
Embassytown
252
China Miéville
The Confidence Man (Herman Melville)
The Confidence Man
253
Herman Melville
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
254
Ernest Hemingway
Mulligan Stew (Gilbert Sorrentino)
Mulligan Stew
255
Gilbert Sorrentino
See Under: Love
See Under: Love
256
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks)
People of the Book
257
Geraldine Brooks
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
258
Ellen Raskin
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
259
Carson McCullers
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
260
Thomas Hardy
La Maison De Rendez-Vous and Djinn (Alain Robbe-Grillet)
La Maison De Rendez-Vous and Djinn
261
Alain Robbe-Grillet
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
262
James Agee
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
263
Theodore Dreiser
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin (Ender's Game)
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin (Ender's Game)
264
Gould's Book of Fish (Richard Flanagan)
Gould's Book of Fish
265
Richard Flanagan
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
266
Anonymous
The Soft Machine (William S. Burroughs)
The Soft Machine
267
William S. Burroughs
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
268
Toni Morrison
La Casa Verde (Mario Vargas Llosa)
La Casa Verde
269
Mario Vargas Llosa
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
270
Sherwood Anderson
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
271
Terry Pratchett
Mao II (Don Delillo)
Mao II
272
Don Delillo
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
273
Hanya Yanagihara
The Urth of the New Sun
The Urth of the New Sun
274
Grimus
Grimus
275
The Book of Dave (Will Self)
The Book of Dave
276
Will Self
Knowledge of Hell (António Lobo Antunes)
Knowledge of Hell
277
António Lobo Antunes
Little Lovely Things (Maureen Joyce Connolly)
Little Lovely Things
278
Maureen Joyce Connolly
The Double (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Double
279
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Pincher Martin (William Golding)
Pincher Martin
280
William Golding
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