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Top 10 Classic Books That Are Unreadable

Uncage your minds, people!
"If you've ever seen a copy of James Joyce's Ulysses on a friend's shelf, chances are they haven't actually read it, or at the very least haven't finished it. No judgement here—many have attempted to tackle the so-called 'unreadable' novel and failed, and that's okay. Some books are just challenging. Some are told through unreliable narrators, some have too many characters and subplots to keep track of, some ask you to wrestle with concepts that aren't best explored through the written word, or even just make up words of their own. Some overexplain, others rely on you to have an encyclopedic knowledge before you even get past the dust cover. Some are just way longer than they need to be. Here are ten books that, for one reason or another, are pretty tough to get all the way through."
Opinions are NOT mine. Do not let this list deter you from reading any of these. I know A Clockwork Orange and Slaughterhouse-Five are fantastic, and very readable.
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The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
1
William Faulkner
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
2
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
3
Virginia Woolf
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
4
Umberto Eco
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
5
Victor Hugo
Miss Macintosh, My Darling (Marguerite Young)
Miss Macintosh, My Darling
6
Marguerite Young
The Mahabharata (Vyasa)
The Mahabharata
7
Vyasa
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
8
Kurt Vonnegut
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
9
Anthony Burgess
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
10
James Joyce
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