"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." Franz Kafka
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Hi I applaud you for reading "War and Peace" I think it makes for well rounded reading and thanks for stopping by my blog@bookaddict4real
Those are the big 3. I also mentioned 'Mrs. Dalloway'. Stream of Consciousness is probably the most difficult genre to read.
Well done for getting through War and Peace!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. My husband managed to read Ulysses, so I feel sort-of challenged to get to it some day, but I'm in no rush. War and Peace, though, I should like.
War and Peace is on my list, so I'm happy you found it a worthwhile read. For the longest time I was intimidated by Anna Karenina, but once I got into I realized that, occasional digressions and all, it was one of the best books I've ever read. War & Peace seems a little more intimidating, though....
always have felt i should read joyce since he's such an 'important' writer, but i barely managed to drag myself through portrait, so i'm not sure that i can (or should) read ulysses.
Yes, three notoriously difficult books! I so glad you finished War and Peace though. :)
War and Peace has been staring at me from my bookshelf for a couple years. I WANT to read it, but it's gigantic!
Mrs. Dalloway is worth another try, in my opinion. From what I've heard, it's actually better the second time around.
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It took me three tries (over 25 years), but I finally read Mrs. Dalloway and really liked it! Will get to W&P eventually, but doubt I'll tackle Ulysses.
Wow! All those are on my TBR list. (Yikes!) ;-)
I am glad you finished War and Peace, while it is long, it is quite readable. It really portrays the mind-set of the Russian people during the period of the Napoleonic wars too. More importantly, it is a wonderful story about human nature. It is one of my top-five most favorite novels of all time.
I also have to say that Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway is, in my humble opinion, her most accessible novel. Others may differ from me, but I found it relatively easy sledding and enjoyed it immensely.
Good posting, my friend, and have yourself a nice weekend. Cheers! Chris
Love Joyce, not read Woolf, will have to change that.
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All good choices. I ended up liking Ulysses, but I also chose a Joyce book as my most difficult. My pick was Finnegans Wake.
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I've never tried a single Russian. The size of the books alone are quite intimidating.
Here's my post:
http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2010/11/enchante-from-literary-blog-hop.html
Great picks! I haven't even attempted Ulysses or War and Peace. I got through Mrs. Dalloway because I had to read it for school, and while I did, ultimately, enjoy it, it was a tough book to read.
Hi! Am hopping by. I love War and Peace, but must agree with you on difficult. Never read Mrs. Dalloway though...
It really seems like this topic has become a Woolf vs Joyce, winner take all for the most difficult books! While i have no interest in reading Joyce, War and Peace and more V. Woolf are both things i intend to read.
You're definitely one up on me! I've never even opened War and Peace.
I enjoyed War and Peace, but did get tired of the parts where the narrator (or author) preached his philosophy. The rest of the book was worth the effort though.
I completely agree about Ulysses. I hated that the book is hard to understand just for the sake of being hard to understand. It seems pointless.
I was glad I made it through War & Peace too. It was worth it.
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