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Goodreads Most Difficult Novels: 2021 Update, Now Much Longer - Page 9

"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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Ilium (Dan Simmons)
Ilium
321
Dan Simmons
Foundation and Earth (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Earth
322
Isaac Asimov
Remainder (Tom McCarthy)
Remainder
323
Tom McCarthy
Penmarric (Susan Howatch)
Penmarric
324
Susan Howatch
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
325
E.M. Forster
Silverlock (John Myers Myers)
Silverlock
326
John Myers Myers
The Siege of Trencher's Farm (Gordon Williams)
The Siege of Trencher's Farm
327
Gordon Williams
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (L Ron Hubbard)
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
328
L Ron Hubbard
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
329
Michael Ondaatje
How the Light Gets in (Louise Penny)
How the Light Gets In
330
Louise Penny
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
331
Henry James
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
332
Ernest Hemingway
Mumbo Jumbo (Ishmael Reed)
Mumbo Jumbo
333
Ishmael Reed
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
334
Anna Sewell
Parade's End (Ford Madox Ford)
Parade's End
335
Ford Madox Ford
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
336
Joseph Conrad
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
337
J.G. Ballard
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
338
Sinclair Lewis
Conversation in the Cathedral (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Conversation in the Cathedral
339
Mario Vargas Llosa
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
340
Samuel Butler
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
341
Henry James
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
342
Ford Madox Ford
Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
343
Mark Twain
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Kristin Lavransdatter
344
Sigrid Undset, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
345
John O'Hara
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
346
Thomas Wolfe
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
347
Katherine Anne Porter
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
348
Elizabeth Strout
Memoirs of Hadrian (Margarite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
349
Margarite Yourcenar
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance
350
James Dickey
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
351
Margaret Atwood
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
352
Evelyn Waugh
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher
353
Elfriede Jelinek
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