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Goodreads Most Difficult Novels: 2021 Update, Now Much Longer - Page 8

"Novels that made you work the hardest. Let's assume that you actually finished the book and felt that it was worth the effort" (Goodreads).
Despite the Goodreads instructions, in practice I think there were many different interpretations of 'difficult'. Hence the inclusion of "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer. Anyway IMHO the list could be used as a fairly wide-ranging and challenging TBR.
Criteria for inclusion: at least 3 votes OR 2 votes and 100+ ratings.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
281
Lewis Carroll
The Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
The Nicomachean Ethics
282
Aristotle
The Gold Bug Variations (Richard Powers)
The Gold Bug Variations
283
Richard Powers
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
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Stephenie Meyer
The Siege of Krishnapur (J.G. Farrell)
The Siege of Krishnapur
285
J.G. Farrell
The Unconsoled (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Unconsoled
286
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Prague Cemetery (Umberto Eco)
The Prague Cemetery
287
Umberto Eco
Omensetter's Luck (William H. Gass)
Omensetter's Luck
288
William H. Gass
Musashi (Eiji Yoshikawa)
Musashi
289
Eiji Yoshikawa
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
290
Cormac McCarthy
Raintree County (Ross Lockridge)
Raintree County
291
Ross Lockridge
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
292
M. M. Kaye
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
293
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
294
Hubert Selby Jr.
Pyramids (Terry Pratchett)
Pyramids
295
Terry Pratchett
The Kindly Ones (Jonathan Littell)
The Kindly Ones
296
Jonathan Littell
Letters (John Barth)
Letters
297
John Barth
Carpenter's Gothic (William Gaddis)
Carpenter's Gothic
298
William Gaddis
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
299
Steven Erikson
Tender Buttons (Gertrude Stein)
Tender Buttons
300
Gertrude Stein
Triptych (Claude Simon)
Triptych
301
Claude Simon
Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
302
Kathy Acker
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
303
Thomas Hardy
Migrations (Milos Tsernianski)
Migrations
304
Milos Tsernianski
Watt (Samuel Beckett)
Watt
305
Samuel Beckett
Inherent Vice (Thomas Pynchon)
Inherent Vice
306
Thomas Pynchon
Locus Solus (Raymond Roussel)
Locus Solus
307
Raymond Roussel
Melmoth the Wanderer (Charles Maturin)
Melmoth the Wanderer
308
Charles Maturin
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
309
Ellen Raskin
In This House of Brede (Rumer Godden)
In This House of Brede
310
Rumer Godden
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Rainer Maria Rilke)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
311
Rainer Maria Rilke
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
312
Orson Scott Card
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
313
Anonymous
Hild (Nicola Griffith)
Hild
314
Nicola Griffith
The Onion Eaters (J.P. Donleavy)
The Onion Eaters
315
J.P. Donleavy
Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert)
Sentimental Education
316
Gustave Flaubert
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
317
James Hilton
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth (Chris Ware)
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
318
Chris Ware
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
319
Carson McCullers
Beach Music (Pat Conroy)
Beach Music
320
Pat Conroy
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