scissorlocked: Most Difficult Book You've Read

scissorlocked 03.31.11	shit, I missed 7
0vrot 03.31.11	The Bible Science Fiction at it's best!
Hyperion1001 03.31.11	The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner. Finnegan's Wake by Joyce is pretty damn difficult as well.
JWT155 03.31.11	Go Dog Go, quite a mind fuck.
scissorlocked 03.31.11	I've tried to read Joyce from the prototype ( english isn't my mother tongue) and it was pretty hard
liledman 03.31.11	Where's Spot? is an existential nightmare.
InFiction 03.31.11	The Bible. Not just because I'm an atheist though. The small print really shits me.
WashboardSuds 03.31.11	I spy
scissorlocked 03.31.11	Where's Spot is fuckin intense
ButcheredChildren 03.31.11	I love existentialist theory. The hardest book I have ever read would have to be "Man and His Symbols" by Carl Gustav Jung.
TomArnoldsArmpit 03.31.11	Green Eggs and Ham.
scissorlocked 03.31.11	I've half read "Man and His Symbols" such a brilliant book
0vrot 03.31.11	Some of Lovescraft's lesser known stuff is difficult, especially when he uses a word like Cretuiolence, and I'm like 'What the fuck does that mean?' Look it up and he made it up and the only person that uses it. The fuck man?
Hyperion1001 03.31.11	I'm reading all Lovecraft's stuff right now. My favorite so far was Dagon.
scissorlocked 03.31.11	made up words are the shit
0vrot 03.31.11	Lovecraft is the insane version of Dr. Seuss
ButcheredChildren 03.31.11	"I've half read "Man and His Symbols" such a brilliant book" I couldn't agree more, although I disagree with Jung's theory of inherent memory as a part of your unconscious mind.
JWT155 03.31.11	honestly, Atlas Shrugged.
Hyperion1001 03.31.11	Oh wait i forgot about The Rats in the Walls. That one was really good.
37er00 03.31.11	jason feldman goes to the big house
Trebor17 03.31.11	Hop On Pop
twlichty 03.31.11	cool list
scissorlocked 03.31.11	it's a brave concept to come up to. collective Unconscious is generally a subject that provides great talks. I like reading Jung, the man's interests in Mythology, Theology and Philosophy make his approach to human psyche rather interesting
patroneyes 03.31.11	if only we could get through a list about literature without mentioning rand...
Taxt 03.31.11	Faust or The Divine Comedy probably
scissorlocked 03.31.11	I really want to read The Divine Comedy, it's fuckin essential
ButcheredChildren 03.31.11	"it's a brave concept to come up to. collective Unconscious is generally a subject that provides great talks." That is very true, but I believe its because although Jung did his best to explain the concept, it is still hard to grasp to some extent. "I like reading Jung, the man's interests in Mythology, Theology and Philosophy make his approach to human psyche rather interesting" Absolutely, and I loved both he and his colleagues related his theories to different forms of art in Man and His Symbols. The visualization actually made it easier to comprehend certain co-relations between archetypes and the origins of other symbols that manifest themselves throughout dreams.
0vrot 03.31.11	Divine Comedy was kinda difficult but great
WashboardSuds 03.31.11	I actually had a hard time getting into the Shining
captaincrunch11 03.31.11	Gravity's Rainbow Excellent book BTW.
scissorlocked 03.31.11	yup, that's actually what brought me into Jung at the first place I want to study him further, but I need to read some more Freud first
scissorlocked 03.31.11	I've heard Gravity's rainbow is pretty awesome
MetalMassacreAttack 03.31.11	Rosseau: Social Contract
ButcheredChildren 03.31.11	"yup, that's actually what brought me into Jung at the first place I want to study him further, but I need to read some more Freud first" Good luck, there are only certain theories that you need to know from Freud. Most of his theories and postulations are extremely speculative and are not really regarded as being significant in any way to modern psychology.
scissorlocked 03.31.11	yeah I know, Freud's concepts are kinda insignificant in many fields of modern psychology, but I study Philosophy and I'm more interested in Freud's view of the social world as whole rather than his application in modern psychology. however, I still have a weird sense that Freud will be proven more significant and won't let us forget him
asaf 03.31.11	Faulkner's "Absolam, Absolam." It's impossible. After that, try Irvine Welsh.
North0House2 03.31.11	Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky. Oddly enough, it's my favorite book.
ButcheredChildren 03.31.11	You are probably right, and I feel as though I am lacking some sort of knowledge or epiphany from not actually reading any of Freud's social theories, after all Jung was "his" student. Maybe after I finish reading Voltaire I will look into Freud myself.
pmmets07 03.31.11	I read Athiest Universe and it was confusing as fuck. The author always seemed like he was talking in circles
0vrot 03.31.11	Absalom, Absalom!*
curseworship 03.31.11	I remember Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" being a pain in the ass to read in high school
dreamobile 03.31.11	I tried reading Vineland casually, like when i had a bit of spare time between classes you know? totally didn't sink in, I'll have to try it again when I have more time
scissorlocked 03.31.11	Dostoevsky is huge man. I still haven't read crime and punishment, but I truly enjoyed The player, Notes from The underground, the Idiot and Brothers Karamazov. all masterpieces
asaf 03.31.11	Thanks Ovrot = )
omnipanzer 03.31.11	My initial thought was is this a joke... book hard to read? It then came to me immediately, Like a flash! Macroscope - Piers Anthony... actually taught me a lot about physics, no shit.
curseworship 03.31.11	Notes From The Underground might be my favorite all-time book
0vrot 03.31.11	No prob I have know idea why I know that. Never read the book
scissorlocked 03.31.11	I've never read Voltaire , but I'm kinda familiar with his thoughts from commentaries I'm also interested in faulkner asaf and ovrot. Is he that difficult?
Crysis 03.31.11	Marx's Das Kapital was pretty dense, but Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit was probably the most difficult book I've ever tried to read. Never finished it because it was just too far over my head.
0vrot 03.31.11	As I lay dying, the woman with the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades
scissorlocked 03.31.11	Hegel is pretty complex and confusing his language couldn't be more difficult
Crysis 03.31.11	Yeah I got several dozen pages into it before I realized I had absolutely no idea what was going on.
scissorlocked 03.31.11	yup, and I always considered Hegel's thought essential for truly realizing Marx's concepts I mean Marx is really bad interpreted in many levels
redskyformiles 03.31.11	I got like 100 pages into Heidegger before i realized that i had no idea what the fuck i was reading and gave up. Finnegan's Wake is the most difficult book i've actually finished. Dostoevsky = best author ever.
North0House2 03.31.11	"Dostoevsky is huge man. I still haven't read crime and punishment, but I truly enjoyed The player, Notes from The underground, the Idiot and Brothers Karamazov. all masterpieces" He's a brilliant guy. I read Brothers Karamazov too, but it wasn't nearly as good as Crime and Punishment in my opinion. Crime and Punishment had some crazy dark moments in it lol. I haven't read his other stuff yet, I'm gonna take on The Idiot next.
Crysis 03.31.11	"yup, and I always considered Hegel's thought essential for truly realizing Marx's concepts" Indeed, Hegel influenced Marx in many, many ways. It's a shame I could never fully understand Hegel's works, so I feel as if I get what Marx was saying but don't really GET what he was saying (if that makes sense).
scissorlocked 03.31.11	yeah Adam, Heidegger is maybe the most difficult Philosopher of the 20th century. I would dare to say that the text should be read in German to be fully understandable
scissorlocked 03.31.11	The thing about Hegel was always his language. He uses so many terms and stuff, and his sentences are huge. I've only know him through works of others and companions his dialectics however are essential for reading Marx, and they are commonly misinterpreted
CrisStyles 03.31.11	A Room Of One's Own......Worst book ever. Did not get past page 30.
Crysis 03.31.11	I read Kapital in a 400-level philosophy class on Marx, so Hegel's concepts (including dialectics) were explained to us by a guy who actually knew what Hegel was talking about. It inspired me to try to read his work but just couldn't get it done. It may have been a tad easier if I knew fluent German so I could try the original German language version.
pizzamachine 03.31.11	The Count Of Monte Cristo is difficult but so good.
omnipanzer 03.31.11	^ PM =^)
dreamobile 03.31.11	Crime and Punishment is really good, but the epilogue is very out of place. it's tacky and it totally derails what was a superb ending
scissorlocked 03.31.11	I know no German so I'm doomed to read Marx and Hegel through translations... also as Adam mentioned, Finnegan's wake must be the most difficult prose book in English It's nearly impossible to understand what's going on
Crysis 03.31.11	I might check it out for fun
scissorlocked 03.31.11	I always laugh when I try to read this I think I never fully understood a sentence!!!. It's ridiculous how he wrote that shit.
Hyperion1001 03.31.11	After i tried out Finnegan's Wake, and failed, i read up about it, apparently James Joyce made up his own words and syntax specifically to make a near unreadable book.
Crysis 03.31.11	Makes me realize how fucking intelligent these guys really were.
omnipanzer 03.31.11	You could read Uncle Tom's Cabin and try to fix it... it's broken :^(
scissorlocked 03.31.11	Joyce was a fuckin genius, but as for Finnegan's Wake there are many mixed feelings. Nabokov and Borges have heavily criticized the book while others have found it another huge achievement.
North0House2 04.01.11	"Crime and Punishment is really good, but the epilogue is very out of place. it's tacky and it totally derails what was a superb ending" Yeah, I hated that part, it sucked lol. But, I just decided to disregard it.
Uranium 04.01.11	Ive read the bible from front page to end and I can say that was 10 times easier than Moby Dick. That colossal monument of crap is the most descriptive and boring piece of work I have ever read. Page upon page describing pointless aspects!
North0House2 04.01.11	The genealogies are fun to read, so many names.
KeithStone582 04.01.11	Ayn Rand's "Anthem". It almost seems like it's trying to fuck with you.
Deviant. 04.01.11	I was reading one of those "choose your own adventure" books when I was a kid. You know, one of those 'turn to page 54 if you roll a 6' type of books. Kept dying, so that was a challenge. bad voodoo
Jruined 04.01.11	Human Action by Ludwig von Mises. Reading at teh moment.
darlingfemmefatal 04.01.11	"Some of Lovescraft's lesser known stuff is difficult, especially when he uses a word like Cretuiolence, and I'm like 'What the fuck does that mean?' Look it up and he made it up and the only person that uses it. The fuck man?" He's pretty damn epic... totally agree with you though! hahaha Voltaire isn't really difficult to read, but to really understand exactly what point he's making through his use of satire can be a little on the tricky side at times. Heart of Darkness was a little tricky too, but it remains, to this very day, my favorite book of all time. Things Fall Apart is another one-- level of difficulty isn't really all that high, but it's got so much depth... it's simply amazing! A lot of the art theory books I had to read for my major got a little dense as well, but it was really intriguing and really pressed the limits of my perception.
theacademy 04.01.11	the aeneid
demon of surveillance 04.01.11	Bedtime For Bunnies. That shit is intense.
theacademy 04.01.11	and also: animorphs #37
Masochist 04.01.11	Fox In Socks. Quite literally the most difficult book I've ever read.
astrel 04.01.11	The Mayor of Casterbridge, which has such a kickass premise, bet then gets really really boring for the rest of the book.
lyon1535 09.11.11	See, I found Sound and the Fury easy to understand. The most difficult book I've completely read is definitely Ulysses and the most difficult book I've read a couple of pages of is Finnegans Wake.
Killerhit 09.11.11	The hardest book I've ever read is where the wild things are
iFghtffyrdmns 09.11.11	it's already been mentioned but Faulker's Absalom! Absalom! is near impossible to fully comprehend unless if you're a fucking boring psycho haha
toxin. 09.11.11	green eggs and ham
Killerhit 09.11.11	Oh yeah Absalom!
iFghtffyrdmns 09.11.11	shit was ridiculous....
Vesper 09.11.11	"It may have been a tad easier if I knew fluent German so I could try the original German language version." From what I hear, it would probably be harder; at least, I know native German philosophy students who read English translations of writers like Kant, since it's actually easier than reading him in German. I can't actually think of what the hardest book I've read is... not that there weren't any, just none particularly. I'm getting into Noam Chomsky's work right now, though.
ncguitar 09.11.11	Archie
MasBarHigeuoris21 09.13.11	It by Stephen King. Was written as if Stephen King had a page number requirement that he was required to meet. The fucking book just goes on and on with useless drivel that does not need to be in the book and doesn't add too much to the story. It is 1400 pages long and it probably should have only been like 800. Can't forget the part where the 11 year old girl gets gangbanged by 5 of her 11 year old friends in the sewer was a bit too much too
foreverendeared 09.13.11	Ulysses. HANDS DOWN.
fish. 09.13.11	Reading Jane Eyre for A Level English atm
foreverendeared 09.13.11	People saying Crime and Punishment are Dostoevsky noobs.
scissorlocked 09.13.11	^^heheheh I'm trying some Hume these days, and his writing is quite crystal Read Conrad's Nostromo during summer and while the language was ok, the political turmoil on the book hit me hard and made it difficult- definitely a book for re-reading from many aspects
FrankRedHot 09.13.11	Hop on Pop
Capablanca 09.13.11	lol Crime and Punishment is so easy reading. Milton's Paradise Lost has to be the hardest book I've tried to read (unsuccessfully).
scissorlocked 09.13.11	massive book man
Voivod 09.13.11	Stanislaw Lem - Solaris Dennis Jonhson - Tree of Smoke Both are awesome, but rather difficult to read.
scissorlocked 09.13.11	I so want to read solaris man!! The Tarkovsky movie is one of my favorite of all times
DudeRent 09.13.11	i have not yet red a book
Knave 09.13.11	dude Ulysses is ridiculous, but it's rewarding when you actually figure out what's going on haha
foreverendeared 09.13.11	Yeah^
foreverendeared 09.13.11	It also helps if you read Portrait of an Artist first.
scissorlocked 09.13.11	Read The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man and was pretty awesome. Joyce is maybe my favorite writer till now, together with Stendhal however,I still need to read tons of English books in order to catch up with Ulysses...
foreverendeared 09.13.11	Ulysses should move up in your priority. Seriously.
DiceMan 09.13.11	The Philosophy of Right by Hegel
scissorlocked 09.13.11	I just think that I won't be able to read it without a dictionary and Joyce is an almost untranslatable novelist as far as Ulysses and Fins wake is concerned- I'm afraid to read it from the greek translation, it will really have no matter