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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4.21 avg rating — 128 ratings
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3.10 avg rating — 642 ratings
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196

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3.86 avg rating — 11,554 ratings
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4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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196

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3.85 avg rating — 446 ratings
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196

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3.68 avg rating — 1,918 ratings
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196

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4.38 avg rating — 225,134 ratings
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3.23 avg rating — 917 ratings
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196

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4.02 avg rating — 2,917 ratings
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196

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4.06 avg rating — 5,110 ratings
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196

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4.12 avg rating — 182 ratings
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212

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3.84 avg rating — 64 ratings
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212

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2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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212

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3.02 avg rating — 1,614 ratings
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212

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4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings
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212

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3.71 avg rating — 1,251 ratings
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212

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4.22 avg rating — 73,012 ratings
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212

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3.57 avg rating — 3,694 ratings
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212

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4.36 avg rating — 802 ratings
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212

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4.11 avg rating — 1,325 ratings
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212

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3.85 avg rating — 30,102 ratings
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212

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4.21 avg rating — 80,250 ratings
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212

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4.01 avg rating — 470 ratings
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212

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3.40 avg rating — 445 ratings
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212

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3.82 avg rating — 15,343 ratings
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212

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2.77 avg rating — 320 ratings
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212

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4.16 avg rating — 51,606 ratings
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212

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4.25 avg rating — 99,346 ratings
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212

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4.48 avg rating — 484 ratings
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230

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3.92 avg rating — 1,596 ratings
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230

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3.86 avg rating — 8,632 ratings
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230

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3.91 avg rating — 2,170 ratings
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230

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3.77 avg rating — 149 ratings
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230

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3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings
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230

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3.83 avg rating — 187 ratings
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230

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3.69 avg rating — 225,240 ratings
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230

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3.75 avg rating — 5,925 ratings
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230

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3.54 avg rating — 859 ratings
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230

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4.46 avg rating — 130 ratings
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230

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3.87 avg rating — 115,721 ratings
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230

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3.71 avg rating — 70,716 ratings
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230

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3.92 avg rating — 18,704 ratings
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243

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4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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243

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4.05 avg rating — 669 ratings
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243

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3.22 avg rating — 522 ratings
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243

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4.03 avg rating — 86 ratings
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243

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4.18 avg rating — 359 ratings
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243

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3.89 avg rating — 9,074 ratings
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243

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3.81 avg rating — 10,739 ratings
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250

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4.02 avg rating — 561,786 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 58 ratings
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250

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4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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250

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3.97 avg rating — 1,463 ratings
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250

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4.17 avg rating — 5,189 ratings
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255

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4.12 avg rating — 501 ratings
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255

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4.02 avg rating — 390 ratings
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257

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3.72 avg rating — 6,842 ratings
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257

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,499 ratings
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257

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3.76 avg rating — 5,716 ratings
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260

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3.91 avg rating — 13,644 ratings
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260

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3.81 avg rating — 661 ratings
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260

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3.58 avg rating — 391 ratings
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263

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4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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263

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3.86 avg rating — 1,042,214 ratings
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263

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3.63 avg rating — 7,681 ratings
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263

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3.81 avg rating — 76,128 ratings
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267

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3.63 avg rating — 9,186 ratings
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267

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4.18 avg rating — 417 ratings
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267

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3.73 avg rating — 3,383 ratings
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270

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3.99 avg rating — 1,441 ratings
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270

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3.99 avg rating — 126,986 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 3,767 ratings
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273

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3.40 avg rating — 4,531 ratings
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273

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4.26 avg rating — 1,074 ratings
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273

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4.22 avg rating — 253 ratings
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273

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3.73 avg rating — 74,386 ratings
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277

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2.61 avg rating — 177 ratings
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277

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4.29 avg rating — 208 ratings
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279

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4.72 avg rating — 18 ratings
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279

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3.61 avg rating — 8,036 ratings
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279

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3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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279

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3.90 avg rating — 359 ratings
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283

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3.99 avg rating — 179 ratings
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283

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4.08 avg rating — 338 ratings
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283

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3.71 avg rating — 838 ratings
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286

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4.24 avg rating — 852 ratings
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287

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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 13 ratings
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288

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3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
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288

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3.78 avg rating — 110 ratings
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290

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3.70 avg rating — 1,729 ratings
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290

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3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
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290

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3.47 avg rating — 117 ratings
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293

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3.54 avg rating — 9,687 ratings
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294

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3.71 avg rating — 5,052 ratings
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295

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3.99 avg rating — 705,414 ratings
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296

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4.31 avg rating — 1,234 ratings
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297

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4.06 avg rating — 199 ratings
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297

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3.14 avg rating — 1,985 ratings
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299

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3.90 avg rating — 35,545 ratings
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300

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3.65 avg rating — 2,692 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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