2007-09-24 02:38:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Disgrace by JM Coetzee.. Though the narration was not very difficult but the mix with the life of Byron was tough the grasp....
God of Small things because of the sliding time frames and the emotions.
TW K
2007-09-24 02:43:11 · answer #1 · answered by TW K 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh that's easy..
Mark Z Danielewski's Only Revolutions I think I only see it as more difficult because I really wasn't getting into it.. The House of Leaves is structurally more difficult to read, but was so interesting I couldn't put it down.. it was a challenge.. I am going to see if it makes a difference using the audio version of Only revolutions, because it's alot like reading poetry, and.. I think reading it in the order he sees might make more sense.. (There are several different ways to read that book, but he doesn't really specify where to start)
So, basically, if you want a challenging read, go with Mark Z. Danielewski.. I'd suggest House of Leaves for a starter.. then try Only Revolutions.
2007-09-24 03:55:46 · answer #2 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"An inquiry to the wealth of nations" By Adam Smith. It is a book writen in the 1772 in old english which is one of the most influential books written. The book is about Capitalism and how it operates and economic theories which are still in use today! A very difficult read I must say!
2007-09-24 02:47:46 · answer #3 · answered by Snoop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in the 8th grade. I spent more time in the dictionary than I did the book. It was a tough read, but glad I got through it. I still find it difficult to fathom that Shelley was only 19 when she wrote it.
2007-09-24 06:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by GilbertGrape_99 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
a good book but very difficult to understand and get through
2007-09-24 04:09:11 · answer #5 · answered by curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.
I was a Sr. in HS when I first read it and it was absolute torture. Now, I see the genius of the writing and I actually read it every other year just for fun.
2007-09-24 08:26:28 · answer #6 · answered by YSIC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Godel Escher Bach by Hofstadter
2007-09-24 03:55:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
confessions of an english opium eater by Thomas DeQuincey.(not officaly a book because of length but in the version I have there are also two subsequent works of his) I have read it twice. he kind of rambles on aimlessly. Its really confusing. not very enjoyable. but I suppose that just means I have not been ready for it.
2007-09-24 02:52:44 · answer #8 · answered by Ophelia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The King James Bible, from cover to cover. Most of it wasn't to hard but sloughing through Genesis was a nightmare.
2007-09-24 02:49:48 · answer #9 · answered by thundercat 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Madame Bovary was tough but great.
That Tom Fielding novel that I never finished ( & have blocked from my memory) was the hardest because it was SO BAD!
2007-09-24 02:47:20 · answer #10 · answered by flossiedots 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋