10 Difficult Books I Want To Read Because I'm Insane

The original idea came from @iangubeli

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[cloudnine]

cant wait for future One Piece contents again :D

[Johanna_reads]

Scary list 😱! Nowadays, length intimidates me more than style. I’ve transitioned to reading doorstoppers on my Kindle with the page number and percentage hidden during reading sessions. It helps me focus on what’s in front of me and not how much further I have to go. Happy reading!

[Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I read The Warden (it doesn't have anything to do with The Way We Live Now... that's a standalone) and thought it was ok.... then i reread it early this year and it's one of my fav books. The relationship between Eleanor and her father....chef's kiss!! And that continues into Barchester Towers but i had to get through a few tough chapters to get to the good stuff of BT. I highly encourage you to not give up on The Warden.

[Wiredbishop]

Love The Unwomanly Face of War. I agree that it's so heartbreaking to read but it's so good I'll have to revisit it and add the other one book you showed to my list!

[ToReadersItMayConcern]

Glad to see you adding to the extensive pile of difficult (but wonderful) books across BookTube!

In case you're wondering, this topic of video actually started with the YouTuber @BookishTexan, and then a bunch of other BookTubers, including myself, contributed their own selection of tough literature across a range of genres. It's been fun to see how widely divergent many lists can be (and yet some key books arise again and again).

[ReadingIDEAS.-uzxk]

Best wishes with what yo choose to read. Currently reading the Count of Monte Cristo and on page 1051. Nearly there!

[artandbooks]

Do not start with The Warden as your first Trollope. Read: The Way We Live Now, or Can You Forgive Her, or The Claverings. You will love all 3 and really enjoy Trollope. He is one of my favorite authors mainly because of these 3 books.

[Thetrilingualreader]

I speak french so to me i would be offending myself if i dont read in search of lost time in french. However, i am terrified bc prose is even longer in french

[theauthor]

Yeah, so happy you're planning to read all OP ❤

[LibraryLizard]

I always choose one book per YEAR that I take the whole year to read. Any book can be read when divided into 365 parts. I’m 59 so have read a lot of difficult books this way.

[mimishimaineko]

It's good to challenge oneself on all accounts--content, length, previous "flops", and style!🧡

[kirstyfairly]

Can definitely understand you being daunted by Tess Of The D'Uberville's because of it's emotionally difficult content. I read it as a teenager, & it is incredibly tragic as Tess's life keeps going from bad to worse, & it breaks your heart.

[Kev_Cos]

Some good picks in here! For myself, I've tried Don Quixote twice now and still need to go back to it. Which is a shame as i got well over a hundred pages in the last time and i was enjoying it too!

[iangubeli]

Absolutely loved this list! Thanks for tagging me!

P.S. Love how you edit!!

[BookishTexan]

Long books are my challenge books now. I can’t imagine ever trying A Suitable Boy no matter how well it is done.

[CriminOllyBlog]

Against all the odds I’ve actually read one of these! Moby Dick which was much easier to read than I expected.
I’ve had both Ducks, Newburyport and A Suitable Boy for ages but haven’t plucked up the courage for either yet.

[chrisheapsenhouse]

Perdido Street Station was amazing, and not difficult at all! Beautiful book.

[wacoglee]

This is a great list. I haven’t heard of some of these, and I haven’t seen these on other lists. Love the cameo partway through

[womenwotreads]

Ok, Moby Dick and Proust would be on my list for a video entitled " Books I will never read! " However Perdido Street Station is my favourite book of all time. I really hope you love it -I know people have different taste and that's fine but I REALLY hope you love it.

[dqan]

Took me at least three tries to get through Moby Dick. Seems like I usually got stuck on the description of the painting in chapter three. Finally got over the hump and was able to succumb to Melville/Ahab's obsession. While I didn't go in with an interest in whaling, Melville's thorough fascination became contagious. A bit like visiting a museum with a friend as they rush from exhibit to exhibit saying, "Wow! Listen to this!" Eventually it became one of my favorite books. I am slowly working my way through volume one of Proust. Slowness has been the key for me. As soon as I try to speed up I find the words just don't sink in. Also want to give Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' another try.