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15 Books That Are Basically Unreadable

Books are meant to be read, but there are a number of texts that defy even the most dedicated reader. Many struggle to get through esteemed classics such as Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851) or Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (1869), for example—and then there are the books that go beyond difficult and approach impenetrable. From disappearing ink to being written in code to needing a team to turn a page, here are 15 books that are, for one reason or another, basically unreadable.
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Googolplex Written Out (Wolfgang H Nitsche)
Googolplex Written Out (Wolfgang H Nitsche)
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Patria Amada (Vinícios Leôncio)
Patria Amada (Vinícios Leôncio)
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Cain's Jawbone (Edward Powys Mathers)
Cain's Jawbone (Edward Powys Mathers)
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Teeny Ted From Turnip Town (Malcolm Douglas Chaplin)
Teeny Ted From Turnip Town (Malcolm Douglas Chaplin)
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Levsha (Vladimir Aniskin)
Levsha (Vladimir Aniskin)
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El Libro Que No Puede Esperar (Eternia Cadencia)
El Libro Que No Puede Esperar (Eternia Cadencia)
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Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
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Beatrix Potter Journal (Beatrix Potter)
Beatrix Potter Journal (Beatrix Potter)
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
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Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste (And Other Poison Books) (Shirley Hibberd)
Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste (And Other Poison Books) (Shirley Hibberd)
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A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (Timothy Dexter)
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (Timothy Dexter)
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Gadsby (Ernest Vincent Wright)
Gadsby (Ernest Vincent Wright)
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La Disparition (Georges Perec)
La Disparition (Georges Perec)
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Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
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