The Millions' World's Most Difficult Books

1.
Phenomenology of Spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit 3.96 avg rating — 19,985 ratings
2.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,180 ratings
3.
The Waves
The Waves 4.14 avg rating — 51,038 ratings
4.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,341 ratings
5.
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason 3.96 avg rating — 40,916 ratings
6.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake 3.68 avg rating — 13,450 ratings
6.
Being and Time
Being and Time 4.05 avg rating — 27,068 ratings
8.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,895 ratings
9.
A Tale of a Tub
A Tale of a Tub 3.45 avg rating — 2,045 ratings
10.
Nightwood
Nightwood 3.60 avg rating — 14,251 ratings
11.
The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene 3.58 avg rating — 17,146 ratings
12.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,265 ratings
13.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,077 ratings
14.
Women and Men
Women and Men 4.11 avg rating — 307 ratings
15.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans 3.55 avg rating — 583 ratings
16.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,659 ratings
17.
In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time 4.34 avg rating — 13,693 ratings
18.
Cratylus
Cratylus
by: Plato
3.62 avg rating — 1,583 ratings
19.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 4.10 avg rating — 1,785 ratings
20.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,954 ratings
21.
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady 3.39 avg rating — 8,499 ratings