Staggering page numbers, an infinite amount of strange and fascinating characters buried in almost as many digressions, technical and obscure theoretical findings...that's what these masterpieces are all about. If your idea of a good (and in my opinion with these works, great) read is a true intellectual challenges that affords the careful and diligent reader with some pretty amazing ideas/insights, then bust out the reading glasses and try not to strain your brain. Understanding any one of these books on a first read might just be an exercise in futility, since I think the authors themselves might not even understand them fully, but they're all great in their own way.

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This is a list of novels with amazing opening lines, bound to make the best impression on the readers. These famous novels have catchy first line. Read through the list for the name of the novel and look into the comments to know its famous first line. Source: American Book Review

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the best novels from modern masters of horror

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Why fantasy stories? Why list the best fantasy books if movies are probably being made about all of them? Yeah: a crime/thriller novel might have danger and chases, a fiction story might tell of human struggle and a biography might give insight into someone in history. Can any of those characters cut down five orcs with a single arrow? Can they slay a dragon with just a blast of spell-fire? Can they defeat an ancient evil threatening to spread over the world with nothing more than determination and a magic sword? No? Didn't think so.

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Community List

The most life changing books, as determined by the Ranker community. Anyone can add their favorite books to this list by clicking 'contribute'. The list automatically updates when new rankings are added, so it's a statistically-accurate, real-time representation of readers' picks for the most life-changing novels on earth. Add the books that changed your life, and see how your favorite reads stack up against the community's collective rankings.

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I think the title says it all...except for the fact that this list isn't done. I mean, my kitchen cabinets are filled with books. My floor is filled with books. My closet is filled with books (and shoes). It's going to take a while to list them all, so keep checking back. . .

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Are you one of those people who Cliffsnoted their way through high school English? Have most of the novels in your bookcase gone unread? If so, then these top 5 unreadable reads are for you.

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The Observer's list of the 100 best novels of all-time. For the full article go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction

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List of the 100 best english non-fiction books. List includes the most famous english non-fiction books and english non-fiction novels of the 20th Century that can be sorted by any column. Use this list of the top-rated non-fiction books to start a list of your favorite english books or favorite english novels. Source: Modern Library

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I enjoy travel books and travel narratives that spirit me to a far away place, and are sprinkled with humor and adventure. Here's a selection to get you started.

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A list of the Top 100 best kids' books. This list includes the best children's books and the children's choice in books as of the year 2000. List of the Top Favorite Kids' Books can be sorted by any column. Use this list of the greatest kids' books to start your own list of Kids' Favorite Books. Children's Literature Top 100 List was made by the National Education Association (NEA).

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The Modern Library's list of the 100 greatest novels of all time. http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html

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The Modern Reader's list of the 100 most loved fiction novels of all-time. For the full article go to: http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html

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an utterly subjective and eclectic list

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Time Magazine's top 100 greatest English-langauge books from 1923 to the present. For the full article go to: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html

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A list of the top rated American Indian novels. These are the best American Indian culture books and most popular American Indian heritage novels. This list of top ten American Indian novels can be sorted by any column and can be copied to start your list of American Indian books. Source: Information Please Database

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Are you ready for civilization to crumble around you? If not, I suggest getting up to speed with the following reads:

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A list of controversial books or unorthodox publications that yielded formal written complaints, were almost banned books and were therefore considered "challenged books" between 1990 and 2001. This challenged books list can be sorted by any column. Source: Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association

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I'll keep adding to this list... Books are such a big part of my life!

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More to come

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A list of the most challenged books of 2008. The almost banned books of 2008, the most controversial books of 2008 and the books which received the most complaints. These books were either challenged or almost banned. This list of the most often challenged books of 2008 and the most incendiary books of 2008 can be sorted by any column. Use this list of the most radical books of 2008 to start your own list of The Best Controversial Books of 2008. Source: Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association

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