50 Tough Books for Extreme Readers
- Descrizione
- From the Flavorwire post: "...for those of you who count yourself tough, here’s a list of books for you: some absurdly long, some notoriously difficult, some with intense or upsetting subject matter but blindingly brilliant prose, some packed into formations that require extra effort or mind expansion, and some that fit into none of those categories, but are definitely for tough girls (or guys) only. This list is limited to works of fiction, so straightforward philosophy is out, and a single book per author, so you’ll see Finnegans Wake (obviously) but not Ulysses. Don’t worry, the Ulysses is implied."
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23,569 utenti
387 recensioni
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Punteggio 16
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 17 Members
- ablachly, amanda4242, engel25, merrystar, lewbs, si, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, cej1027, streetwa, ahef1963, matthewmason, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, nikolahall, CharlesTheB,
- Spiegazioni
- booksaplenty1949: We studied this in high school, for heaven's sake. Serious, but hardly in the "extreme" category.
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- 13 Members
- ablachly, roby72, amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, jpporter, si, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, matthewmason, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, MadaDursma
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17,260 utenti
225 recensioni
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Punteggio 12
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:58 AM
- 12 Members
- roby72, amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, CGlanovsky, peterveen, ahef1963, matthewmason, jeffza, lorannen, CharlesTheB, MadaDursma
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21,956 utenti
168 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 11
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:05 PM
- 11 Members
- ablachly, hipdeep, roby72, engel25, merrystar, thecoroner, ahef1963, matthewmason, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB
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7,659 utenti
112 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 10
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:04 PM
- 10 Members
- FlorenceArt, roby72, amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, booksaplenty1949, ahef1963, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB
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- 10 Members
- WSB7, thecoroner, lewbs, Dilara86, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, matthewmason, lorannen, J.Pdelms, ManWithAnAgenda,
- Spiegazioni
- booksaplenty1949: Long, but otherwise not notably demanding.
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17,552 utenti
268 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 9
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:02 PM
- 9 Members
- ablachly, roby72, merrystar, thecoroner, Dilara86, matthewmason, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
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7,925 utenti
139 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 9
Aggiunto 2014-03-01, 10:24 AM
- 9 Members
- WSB7, ithil_1, thecoroner, Gregorio_Roth, Dilara86, CGlanovsky, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, CharlesTheB
- Spiegazioni
- Gregorio_Roth: This book really takes my whole attention... I have read it three times and never finished it. I think it is fabulous though.booksaplenty1949: Very clever, but very readable, I thought.
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- 10 Members
- amanda4242, WSB7, engel25, lewbs, si, peterveen, streetwa, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,
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- 9 Members
- ablachly, WSB7, thecoroner, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, MadaDursma
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5,106 utenti
100 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 8
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
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4,276 utenti
57 recensioni
½ 3.6
Punteggio 8
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:59 AM
- 8 Members
- roby72, WSB7, engel25, thecoroner, streetwa, matthewmason, lorannen, MadaDursma
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15,626 utenti
374 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:01 PM
- 7 Members
- amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, ahef1963, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, MadaDursma
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13,149 utenti
243 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:56 AM
- 7 Members
- FlorenceArt, roby72, WSB7, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, lorannen, MadaDursma
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10,735 utenti
142 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:04 PM
- 7 Members
- roby72, WSB7, engel25, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, lorannen, MadaDursma
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- 8 Members
- marietherese, roby72, WSB7, thecoroner, MaskedMumbler, ahef1963, matthewmason, lorannen,CharlesTheB
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445 utenti
3 recensioni
3.1
Punteggio 7
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 7 Members
- ablachly, marietherese, WSB7, thecoroner, matthewmason, lorannen, MadaDursma
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23,855 utenti
212 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2015-09-18, 03:52 PM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, amanda4242, WSB7, thecoroner, booksaplenty1949, ManWithAnAgenda
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21,719 utenti
188 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2021-09-26, 03:04 PM
- 6 Members
- WSB7, merrystar, lewbs, booksaplenty1949, matthewmason, lorannen
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11,549 utenti
272 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 6
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:55 AM
- 6 Members
- FlorenceArt, lewbs, peterveen, matthewmason, lorannen, MadaDursma
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- 5 Members
- amanda4242, lewbs, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, softsocks
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- 5 Members
- amanda4242, lewbs, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, softsocks
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29,436 utenti
327 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-01, 10:28 AM
- 5 Members
- WSB7, lewbs, CGlanovsky, peterveen, booksaplenty1949
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- 5 Members
- thecoroner, peterveen, lorannen, CharlesTheB, MadaDursma
- Spiegazioni
- CharlesTheB: I'll read anything by DeLillo
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6,618 utenti
184 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:04 PM
- 5 Members
- roby72, thecoroner, peterveen, lorannen, MadaDursma
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3,792 utenti
54 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2014-03-02, 07:12 PM
- 5 Members
- FlorenceArt, thecoroner, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, MadaDursma
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2,972 utenti
74 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:02 PM
- 5 Members
- WSB7, thecoroner, peterveen, lorannen, softsocks
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- 5 Members
- roby72, WSB7, thecoroner, lorannen, MadaDursma
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651 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 5
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 11:58 AM
- 5 Members
- WSB7, peterveen, booksaplenty1949, lorannen, CharlesTheB
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- 4 Members
- thecoroner, lewbs, peterveen, lorannen
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- 4 Members
- lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, MadaDursma
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2,456 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2013-11-06, 09:27 PM
- 4 Members
- FlorenceArt, roby72, thecoroner, ahef1963
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34,874 utenti
272 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 6 Members
- engel25, merrystar, jpporter, peterveen, matthewmason, lorannen,MaskedMumbler ,booksaplenty1949 ,CharlesTheB
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- 3 Members
- amanda4242, lewbs, booksaplenty1949
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- 7 Members
- jpporter, si, peterveen, ahef1963, lorannen, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda,MaskedMumbler ,CGlanovsky , ,CharlesTheB
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2,551 utenti
24 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:00 PM
- 4 Members
- WSB7, matthewmason, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda,CharlesTheB
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di Gao Xingjian
2,506 utenti
38 recensioni
½ 3.5
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2014-03-01, 10:25 AM
- 3 Members
- FlorenceArt, CGlanovsky, peterveen
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- 3 Members
- lewbs, booksaplenty1949, MadaDursma
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1,520 utenti
35 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 3 Members
- marietherese, lorannen, MadaDursma
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di Lydia Davis
1,130 utenti
22 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:06 PM
- 3 Members
- peterveen, lorannen, CharlesTheB
- Spiegazioni
- CharlesTheB: Lydia Davis focuses on odd aspects of things that so many authors either don't notice or, perhaps, choose to ignore.
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4.2
Punteggio 3
Aggiunto 2014-03-01, 10:22 AM
- 3 Members
- Gregorio_Roth, CGlanovsky, mspixieears
- Spiegazioni
- Gregorio_Roth: Man that sounds interesting enough...
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di Joan Didion
10,297 utenti
290 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:07 PM
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- 3 Members
- ablachly, jpporter, lorannen,CharlesTheB
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5,995 utenti
87 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:05 PM
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di Mervyn Peake
4,415 utenti
67 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2023-11-07, 11:34 PM
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3,692 utenti
75 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:03 PM
- 2 Members
- lorannen, CharlesTheB
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- 3 Members
- souloftherose, ahef1963, lorannen,CharlesTheB
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di Thomas Mann
1,100 utenti
19 recensioni
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Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2023-11-07, 11:34 PM
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- 2 Members
- lorannen, MadaDursma
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795 utenti
23 recensioni
3.2
Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:05 PM
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- 2 Members
- lorannen, CharlesTheB
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404 utenti
8 recensioni
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Punteggio 2
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:07 PM
- 3 Members
- WSB7, lorannen, MadaDursma,CharlesTheB
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4,217 utenti
113 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 1
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:00 PM
- 2 Members
- amanda4242, lorannen,CharlesTheB
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- Member
- lorannen
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2,410 utenti
53 recensioni
½ 3.5
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2015-07-14, 10:44 PM
- Member
- marietherese,CharlesTheB
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- Member
- lorannen,CharlesTheB
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di Ryū Murakami
944 utenti
14 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2013-11-05, 12:00 PM
- Member
- lorannen,CharlesTheB
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- Member
- lorannen,CharlesTheB