Most difficult book you've read?
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Fucking Walden! We had to read it in high school. I swear when I was reading none of it was sinking in and I actually fliped over two pages on accident and didn't notice till I got to the bottom of the page and realize I skipped a couple pages. I ended up giving up on the goddamn book.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin.
It's one of the most important books ever written, but it is extremely dense. Still amazing, but you generally need to plan a reading session in advance.
It's one of the most important books ever written, but it is extremely dense. Still amazing, but you generally need to plan a reading session in advance.
My head almost exploded from all the names and "son of so and so" in The Silmarillion. Plus there were a bunch of parts that were just ridiculously boring for me to read. But I managed to get through it and now know more about the LotR universe then I ever felt I should.
A Pattern of Islands
I liked it, but it references events which happened a century ago. Also, the writing style made me want to ram my head against the wall
I liked it, but it references events which happened a century ago. Also, the writing style made me want to ram my head against the wall
I managed to finish Atlas Shrugged by it was a long slogg
The only book I couldn't finish (atleast initially) was the first release of the Dark Tower: Gunslinger. It wasn't until many years (and getting married to a Stephen King fan) that my wife told me to try it again with the re-editted version. I found the whole series really disjointed but managed to get through it.
The only book I couldn't finish (atleast initially) was the first release of the Dark Tower: Gunslinger. It wasn't until many years (and getting married to a Stephen King fan) that my wife told me to try it again with the re-editted version. I found the whole series really disjointed but managed to get through it.
Pedro Páramo, by Juan Rulfo
the book is about as big as a regular manual
but it's so fucking complicated and it just takes forever to read
the book is about as big as a regular manual
but it's so fucking complicated and it just takes forever to read
Another vote for Catch 22. It's a great book and somewhat mind-fucky.
The only problem I have with it is that Heller always calls the characters by their full name all the time. Barely any he's or she's. When you've read 'Major Major Major Major' (Yes, that's a character's name) and 'Chief White Halfoat' for the 5th time on one page it can get a little tedious.
The only problem I have with it is that Heller always calls the characters by their full name all the time. Barely any he's or she's. When you've read 'Major Major Major Major' (Yes, that's a character's name) and 'Chief White Halfoat' for the 5th time on one page it can get a little tedious.
The Dutch translation of Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Not because it isn't interesting, but because it's just written in shite.
Silmarillion's pretty dire. I understand what he was tying to do, but my mind rebelled.
I find passages in Steven Erikson's later Malazan Book of the Fallen stories conceptually quite hard - and thought-provoking.
I didn't have trouble with Catch-22 though, as some people seem to have. Lolita was a flat-out nasty book though.
I find passages in Steven Erikson's later Malazan Book of the Fallen stories conceptually quite hard - and thought-provoking.
I didn't have trouble with Catch-22 though, as some people seem to have. Lolita was a flat-out nasty book though.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.
I know it was trying to simulate a labyrinth using words to make me feel ill at ease, but all it ended up doing was giving me a headache before the SATs.
I know it was trying to simulate a labyrinth using words to make me feel ill at ease, but all it ended up doing was giving me a headache before the SATs.