Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure

A list of books whose book designs or inherent literary structure pushed limits at the time of their publication, or whose book designs are well-known for their incredible artistry.
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102

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3.84 avg rating — 10,372 ratings
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103

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3.90 avg rating — 378 ratings
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103

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3.59 avg rating — 786 ratings
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105

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3.64 avg rating — 1,477 ratings
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105

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3.74 avg rating — 30,111 ratings
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105

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4.08 avg rating — 168,407 ratings
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108

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,903 ratings
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109

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4.23 avg rating — 770,812 ratings
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110

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3.91 avg rating — 3,476 ratings
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111

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4.43 avg rating — 80,509 ratings
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112

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4.05 avg rating — 12,646 ratings
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113

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4.45 avg rating — 57,066 ratings
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114

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3.50 avg rating — 339,720 ratings
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115

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4.23 avg rating — 4,792 ratings
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116

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3.71 avg rating — 779 ratings
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117

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3.46 avg rating — 97,296 ratings
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118

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3.68 avg rating — 392 ratings
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119

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4.77 avg rating — 108 ratings
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119

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4.21 avg rating — 58 ratings
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121

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3.74 avg rating — 5,199 ratings
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121

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3.65 avg rating — 117,345 ratings
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123

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3.95 avg rating — 1,269 ratings
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124

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3.76 avg rating — 3,661 ratings
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124

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3.68 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
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126

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3.98 avg rating — 494 ratings
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126

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4.20 avg rating — 191 ratings
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126

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4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
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129

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3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings
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129

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4.18 avg rating — 2,841 ratings
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129

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4.24 avg rating — 258 ratings
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129

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3.47 avg rating — 172 ratings
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129

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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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129

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3.70 avg rating — 5,915 ratings
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135

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3.87 avg rating — 12,597 ratings
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136

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3.91 avg rating — 39,878 ratings
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137

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4.05 avg rating — 220,992 ratings
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138

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4.38 avg rating — 187 ratings
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138

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3.75 avg rating — 171,180 ratings
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140

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3.78 avg rating — 3,130 ratings
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141

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3.85 avg rating — 1,805 ratings
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142

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3.80 avg rating — 303 ratings
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142

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3.55 avg rating — 644 ratings
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144

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3.33 avg rating — 108 ratings
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144

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3.97 avg rating — 276,912 ratings
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146

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3.94 avg rating — 2,268 ratings
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146

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4.11 avg rating — 25,389 ratings
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148

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4.03 avg rating — 12,569 ratings
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148

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3.69 avg rating — 1,709 ratings
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150

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4.01 avg rating — 4,119 ratings
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151

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3.93 avg rating — 44,842 ratings
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152

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3.48 avg rating — 13,773 ratings
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153

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3.83 avg rating — 12,662 ratings
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153

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3.88 avg rating — 68,918 ratings
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155

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3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings
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156

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3.88 avg rating — 9,004 ratings
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157

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4.03 avg rating — 3,892 ratings
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158

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4.06 avg rating — 212 ratings
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158

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3.75 avg rating — 84,756 ratings
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160

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3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
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161

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3.54 avg rating — 16,976 ratings
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162

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4.25 avg rating — 310 ratings
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162

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3.87 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
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162

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3.82 avg rating — 10,112 ratings
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162

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3.63 avg rating — 79,017 ratings
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162

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3.67 avg rating — 2,716 ratings
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162

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3.94 avg rating — 229 ratings
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162

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3.59 avg rating — 187 ratings
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162

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3.84 avg rating — 1,168,654 ratings
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162

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4.14 avg rating — 353 ratings
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162

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3.95 avg rating — 3,184 ratings
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162

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4.33 avg rating — 3,258 ratings
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162

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3.71 avg rating — 51 ratings
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162

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4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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162

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4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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162

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3.62 avg rating — 1,498 ratings
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162

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3.59 avg rating — 110,063 ratings
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162

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4.10 avg rating — 116 ratings
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162

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4.20 avg rating — 224,444 ratings
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162

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3.36 avg rating — 11,411 ratings
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162

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3.83 avg rating — 7,688 ratings
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162

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3.39 avg rating — 8,114 ratings
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162

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4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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162

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4.25 avg rating — 26,118 ratings
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162

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3.99 avg rating — 20,839 ratings
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162

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3.43 avg rating — 4,886 ratings
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162

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4.32 avg rating — 395,605 ratings
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162

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4.20 avg rating — 95,789 ratings
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162

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3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
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162

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4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
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162

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3.74 avg rating — 7,653 ratings
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162

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2.07 avg rating — 14 ratings
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162

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3.81 avg rating — 9,402 ratings
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162

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3.78 avg rating — 8,725 ratings
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162

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4.45 avg rating — 5,713 ratings
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196

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4.22 avg rating — 618 ratings
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196

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3.82 avg rating — 99 ratings
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196

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3.53 avg rating — 3,223 ratings
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196

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2.98 avg rating — 30,375 ratings
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196

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3.54 avg rating — 93 ratings
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304 books · 550 voters · list created October 5th, 2010 by Aaron Dietz (votes) .
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Aaron 757 books
379 friends
Andrea 209 books
45 friends
Katie 556 books
59 friends
Kristin 799 books
101 friends
Victoria 111 books
100 friends
Riona 1932 books
66 friends
Logophile 1007 books
15 friends
Alison 360 books
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message 1: by Sharon (new)

Sharon Why isn't the book Night Fim on this list? It should definitely be added!


message 2: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Night Film? Agreed, it looks terrific! I haven't read it yet, but I've added it to the list. You can add books, too, and/or vote for them/others to move them up in the order. Thanks for mentioning Night Film!


message 3: by Michelle (new)

Michelle I haven't actually read these books yet, but they certainly have intriguing design. There's Tristano, a novel that is printed in different order every copy, and also 10,000 Ghost Stories.
It doesn't look like Tristano is all that well received, but that's not a criteria, is it?


message 4: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Well received or actually being good is not a criteria--I imagine this to be a list of books pushing boundaries and often those are failed experiments (in terms of final impact) yet still great opportunities for others to study them and learn from them. Thanks for the comment!


message 5: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl I'm not sure "The Road" really pushed boundaries, at least at the time it was published. Maybe it would have in the 19th century. What does it do besides not use quotation marks for dialogue?


message 6: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Thanks, Lobstergirl, I haven't read it myself. Do you recommend I remove it?


message 7: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Yes, I don't really think it's innovative in terms of design or structure. It's a good book though.


message 8: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Yeah, I've been very much meaning to read it, but...being already familiar with the story it's hard to get excited about it. Thanks for the tip! I'll remove it from the list.


message 9: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Oh, looks like the joke's on me--I can only remove the books I voted for, which probably still only removes the vote I contributed. So it looks like this book is here to stay. Working on an experimental fiction course, though, and I'll definitely remove it from the list of works for students. Thanks again!


message 10: by Andrea (new)

Andrea Not sure that Eating animals by Jonathan Safran Foer belongs on this list... I haven't read it though, so perhaps it does.


message 11: by Vincent (new)

Vincent Quiquempoix You definitely can add all the comics from Marc Antoine Mathieu like the Julius Corentin Acquefaques series.
Unflattening from Nick Sousanis , which is a phD thesis on comics in form of a comic book, my preferred one.
Un cadeau , which is a comic book you unfold that is destructible


message 12: by Mark (new)

Mark Pettit Saving this to my history


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