Hardest Book To Read Ever

The hardest book i ve ever read was house of leaves by mark z.

Hardest book to read ever. With a whopping 1 079 pages infinite jest is among the longest novels ever written. You ll be maddened you ll be moved and you ll be done in about four weeks. It s not impossible to get through but it is a serious undertaking.

For as long as i can remember my anxiety dreams have tended to involve creepy houses not haunted houses but houses where something is slightly off or i m lost or someone is looking for me. By jim new mar 20 2010 01 22pm. To contradict what i said.

Cortázar s 1963 novel about paris bohemians isn t content to confuse readers with just a stream of consciousness narrative. 4 573 189 a college professor s essential reading list. War and peace leo tolstoy.

Reply flag message 28. Being time by martin heidegger being time is probably the hardest book i ve ever read. Why do i get the feeling that with the exception of finnegan s wake most of the titles on this list say more about the readers than the difficulty of the books.

The 25 most challenging books you will ever read if you ve made it all the way through any of these give yourself a pat on the back. From goodreads novels that made you work the hardest. It s nearly 1100 pages.

Goodreads 200 most difficult novels. One of the very longest and most difficult novels in the english language is richardson s 1748 epistolary novel about a young girl trying to make something of herself. Known for its unconventional narrative style this experimental book is filled with complex ideas and language immense detail and endless footnotes which will keep you busy for awhile.