Top 10 Novels People Can't Finish

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A survey found these works of fiction to be the ones people often don’t get through.

  1. 1.
    Vernon God Little
    by DBC Pierre

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  2. 2.
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
    by J. K. Rowling

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  3. 3.
    James Joyce's Ulysses
    by Stuart Gilbert

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  4. 4.
    Captain Corelli's Mandolin
    by Louis de Bernieres

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  5. 5.
    Cloud Atlas
    by David Mitchell

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  6. 6.
    The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist)
    by Salman Rushdie

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  7. 7.
    The Alchemist (Plus)
    by Paulo Coelho

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  8. 8.
    War and Peace (Modern Library Classics)
    by Leo Tolstoy

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  9. 9.
    God Of Small Things
    by Arundhati Roy

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  10. 10.
    Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics)
    by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Created by Perlle on Oct 17, 2007.
 

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glasswing62

Wasp Factory — 28 weeks ago

It may not be long, but why would anyone want to be subjected to such psychotic, sadistic gore? I made it through the lead character’s 2nd murder and that was too far.

Apr 21, 02:50PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

CJMayer
Atlanta

Gravity's Rainbow — 1 year ago

I haven’t met a person yet that has finished that monster.

Jun 26, 10:11PM | 0 comments | Reply to this