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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Trial by Franz Kafka
Best Literary Books of All Time
253 books — 115 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go with Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Inspirational Motivational Challenging
51 books — 77 voters

House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsThe Unfortunates by B.S. JohnsonThe Raw Shark Texts by Steven HallIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Ergodic Literature
62 books — 71 voters
The Dark Enlightenment by Nick LandThe Vision of the Anointed by Thomas SowellFingerprints of the Gods by Graham HancockThe Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. HallMaps of Meaning by Jordan B. Peterson
Books Smart People Should Read
99 books — 14 voters

Ulysses by James JoyceInfinite Jest by David Foster WallaceMiddlemarch by George EliotCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Most challenging reads
4 books — 4 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingBobby's Girl by Bernie MorrisA Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. BasbanesA Novel Bookstore by Laurence CosséThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Fanning a Dying Flame
12 books — 3 voters

Ficciones by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Great God Pan by Arthur MachenThe Trial by Franz KafkaThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Weird Edition II
63 books — 3 voters
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfeShadow & Claw by Gene WolfeSword & Citadel by Gene WolfeThe Claw of the Conciliator by Gene WolfeThe Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe
Linguistically refreshing!
6 books — 1 voter

The Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannSteppenwolf by Hermann HesseUlysses by James JoyceThe Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
The Most Challenging Novels
5 books — 1 voter

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