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Most Difficult Books - Page 9

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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Locus Solus
Locus Solus
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Melmoth the Wanderer (Charles Maturin)
Melmoth the Wanderer
322
Charles Maturin
In This House of Brede (Rumer Godden)
In This House of Brede
323
Rumer Godden
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Rainer Maria Rilke)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
324
Rainer Maria Rilke
Hild (Nicola Griffith)
Hild
325
Nicola Griffith
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
326
James Hilton
The Onion Eaters (J.P. Donleavy) (J.P. Donleavy)
The Onion Eaters (J.P. Donleavy)
327
J.P. Donleavy
Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert)
Sentimental Education
328
Gustave Flaubert
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (Chris Ware)
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
329
Chris Ware
Beach Music (Pat Conroy)
Beach Music
330
Pat Conroy
Ilium (Dan Simmons)
Ilium
331
Dan Simmons
Foundation and Earth
Foundation and Earth
332
Penmarric (Susan Howatch)
Penmarric
333
Susan Howatch
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
334
Patrick Suskind
Remainder (Tom McCarthy)
Remainder
335
Tom McCarthy
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
336
E.M. Forster
Silverlock (John Myers Myers)
Silverlock
337
John Myers Myers
The Siege of Trencher's Farm (Gordon Williams)
The Siege of Trencher's Farm
338
Gordon Williams
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
339
Daniel Defoe
Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth
340
L. Ron Hubbard
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
341
W. Somerset Maugham
How the Light Gets in (Louise Penny)
How the Light Gets In
342
Louise Penny
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
343
Henry James
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
344
Thomas Mann
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
345
Ernest Hemingway
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo
346
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
347
Anna Sewell
Parade's End (Ford Madox Ford)
Parade's End
348
Ford Madox Ford
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
349
Joseph Conrad
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
350
J.G. Ballard
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
351
Sinclair Lewis
Conversation in the Cathedral
Conversation in the Cathedral
352
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
353
George Orwell
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
354
Samuel Butler
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
355
Henry James
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
356
Ford Madox Ford
Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
357
Mark Twain
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
358
Sigrid Undset
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
359
John O'Hara
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
360
Thomas Wolfe
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