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Books That Required Some Work

These reads required some extra effort for me to understand and get through for varying reasons. Some were worth the effort.
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White Noise
White Noise
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The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
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To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
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The Lime Twig (John Hawkes)
The Lime Twig (John Hawkes)
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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard (J. G. Ballard)
The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard (J. G. Ballard)
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In Watermelon Sugar (Brautigan)
In Watermelon Sugar (Brautigan)
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Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
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The Mermaid and the Drunks (Ben Richards)
The Mermaid and the Drunks (Ben Richards)
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
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The Castle of Crossed Destinies
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
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The Hour of the Star (Clarice Lispector)
The Hour of the Star (Clarice Lispector)
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The Curfew (Jesse Ball)
The Curfew (Jesse Ball)
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Blue of Noon
Blue of Noon
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Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane (Jean Toomer)
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Decipher (Stel Pavlou)
Decipher (Stel Pavlou)
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Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
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Elizabeth Costello (J.M. Coetzee)
Elizabeth Costello (J.M. Coetzee)
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Clark Gifford's Body (Kenneth Fearing)
Clark Gifford's Body (Kenneth Fearing)
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Observatory Mansions (Edward Carey)
Observatory Mansions (Edward Carey)
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Shroud
Shroud
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Madapple (Christina Meldrum)
Madapple (Christina Meldrum)
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Aiding and Abetting (Muriel Spark)
Aiding and Abetting (Muriel Spark)
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The Foreigners (Maxine Swann)
The Foreigners (Maxine Swann)
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Death in the Garden (Elizabeth Ironside)
Death in the Garden (Elizabeth Ironside)
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The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
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The Golden Bowl (Henry James)
The Golden Bowl (Henry James)
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Red Lights (Georges Simenon)
Red Lights (Georges Simenon)
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The Hours Before Dawn (Celia Fremlin)
The Hours Before Dawn (Celia Fremlin)
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The Crime of the Century (Kingsley Amis)
The Crime of the Century (Kingsley Amis)
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The Passionate Witch (Thorne Smith)
The Passionate Witch (Thorne Smith)
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Straight Cut (Madison Smartt Bell)
Straight Cut (Madison Smartt Bell)
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The Man With the Golden Arm
The Man With the Golden Arm
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The Marble Faun (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Marble Faun (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
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Ghostwalk
Ghostwalk
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Homo Faber
Homo Faber
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The Lover
The Lover
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The Women on the Wall (Wallace Stegner)
The Women on the Wall (Wallace Stegner)
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The Rider on the White Horse (Theodor Storm)
The Rider on the White Horse (Theodor Storm)
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The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer
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Shutter Island
Shutter Island
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