Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure

A list of books whose book designs or inherent literary structure pushed limits at the time of their publication, or whose book designs are well-known for their incredible artistry.
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102

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3.84 avg rating — 10,395 ratings
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103

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3.90 avg rating — 379 ratings
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103

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3.59 avg rating — 786 ratings
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105

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3.64 avg rating — 1,476 ratings
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105

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3.74 avg rating — 30,124 ratings
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105

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4.08 avg rating — 168,595 ratings
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108

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 149,982 ratings
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109

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4.23 avg rating — 771,723 ratings
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110

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3.91 avg rating — 3,477 ratings
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111

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4.43 avg rating — 80,551 ratings
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112

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4.05 avg rating — 12,660 ratings
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113

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4.45 avg rating — 57,097 ratings
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114

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3.50 avg rating — 340,048 ratings
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115

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4.23 avg rating — 4,798 ratings
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116

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3.71 avg rating — 779 ratings
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117

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3.46 avg rating — 97,346 ratings
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118

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3.68 avg rating — 392 ratings
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119

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4.77 avg rating — 108 ratings
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119

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4.21 avg rating — 58 ratings
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121

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3.74 avg rating — 5,203 ratings
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121

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3.65 avg rating — 117,610 ratings
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123

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3.95 avg rating — 1,270 ratings
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124

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3.76 avg rating — 3,663 ratings
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124

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3.68 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
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126

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3.98 avg rating — 494 ratings
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126

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4.20 avg rating — 191 ratings
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126

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4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
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129

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3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings
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129

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4.18 avg rating — 2,846 ratings
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129

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4.24 avg rating — 258 ratings
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129

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3.47 avg rating — 172 ratings
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129

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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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129

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3.70 avg rating — 5,918 ratings
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135

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3.87 avg rating — 12,602 ratings
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136

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3.91 avg rating — 39,897 ratings
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137

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4.05 avg rating — 221,074 ratings
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138

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4.38 avg rating — 187 ratings
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138

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3.75 avg rating — 171,346 ratings
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140

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3.78 avg rating — 3,133 ratings
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141

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3.85 avg rating — 1,806 ratings
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142

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3.80 avg rating — 303 ratings
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142

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3.55 avg rating — 644 ratings
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144

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3.33 avg rating — 108 ratings
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144

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3.97 avg rating — 277,123 ratings
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146

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3.94 avg rating — 2,273 ratings
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146

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4.11 avg rating — 25,433 ratings
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148

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4.03 avg rating — 12,588 ratings
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148

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3.69 avg rating — 1,710 ratings
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150

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4.01 avg rating — 4,118 ratings
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151

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3.93 avg rating — 44,885 ratings
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152

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3.48 avg rating — 13,791 ratings
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153

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3.83 avg rating — 12,665 ratings
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153

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3.88 avg rating — 68,988 ratings
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155

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3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings
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156

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3.88 avg rating — 9,008 ratings
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157

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4.03 avg rating — 3,898 ratings
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158

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4.06 avg rating — 212 ratings
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158

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3.75 avg rating — 84,795 ratings
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160

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3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
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161

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3.54 avg rating — 16,983 ratings
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162

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4.26 avg rating — 311 ratings
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162

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3.87 avg rating — 1,167 ratings
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162

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3.82 avg rating — 10,124 ratings
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162

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3.63 avg rating — 79,076 ratings
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162

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3.67 avg rating — 2,716 ratings
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162

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3.93 avg rating — 230 ratings
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162

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3.59 avg rating — 187 ratings
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162

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3.84 avg rating — 1,170,792 ratings
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162

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4.14 avg rating — 353 ratings
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162

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3.95 avg rating — 3,189 ratings
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162

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4.33 avg rating — 3,271 ratings
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162

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3.71 avg rating — 51 ratings
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162

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4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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162

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4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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162

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3.62 avg rating — 1,498 ratings
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162

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3.59 avg rating — 110,102 ratings
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162

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4.10 avg rating — 116 ratings
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162

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4.20 avg rating — 225,079 ratings
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162

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3.35 avg rating — 11,425 ratings
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162

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3.83 avg rating — 7,693 ratings
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162

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3.39 avg rating — 8,117 ratings
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162

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4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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162

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4.25 avg rating — 26,157 ratings
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162

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3.99 avg rating — 20,846 ratings
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162

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3.43 avg rating — 4,899 ratings
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162

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4.32 avg rating — 396,350 ratings
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162

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4.20 avg rating — 95,809 ratings
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162

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3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
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162

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4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
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162

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3.74 avg rating — 7,656 ratings
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162

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2.07 avg rating — 14 ratings
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162

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3.81 avg rating — 9,410 ratings
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162

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3.78 avg rating — 8,767 ratings
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162

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4.46 avg rating — 5,723 ratings
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196

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4.22 avg rating — 618 ratings
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196

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3.82 avg rating — 99 ratings
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196

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3.54 avg rating — 3,228 ratings
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196

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2.98 avg rating — 30,382 ratings
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196

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3.54 avg rating — 93 ratings
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304 books · 550 voters · list created October 5th, 2010 by Aaron Dietz (votes) .
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Aaron 757 books
379 friends
Andrea 209 books
45 friends
Katie 558 books
59 friends
Kristin 799 books
101 friends
Victoria 111 books
100 friends
Riona 1934 books
66 friends
Logophile 1007 books
15 friends
Alison 358 books
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message 1: by Sharon (new)

Sharon Why isn't the book Night Fim on this list? It should definitely be added!


message 2: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Night Film? Agreed, it looks terrific! I haven't read it yet, but I've added it to the list. You can add books, too, and/or vote for them/others to move them up in the order. Thanks for mentioning Night Film!


message 3: by Michelle (new)

Michelle I haven't actually read these books yet, but they certainly have intriguing design. There's Tristano, a novel that is printed in different order every copy, and also 10,000 Ghost Stories.
It doesn't look like Tristano is all that well received, but that's not a criteria, is it?


message 4: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Well received or actually being good is not a criteria--I imagine this to be a list of books pushing boundaries and often those are failed experiments (in terms of final impact) yet still great opportunities for others to study them and learn from them. Thanks for the comment!


message 5: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl I'm not sure "The Road" really pushed boundaries, at least at the time it was published. Maybe it would have in the 19th century. What does it do besides not use quotation marks for dialogue?


message 6: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Thanks, Lobstergirl, I haven't read it myself. Do you recommend I remove it?


message 7: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Yes, I don't really think it's innovative in terms of design or structure. It's a good book though.


message 8: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Yeah, I've been very much meaning to read it, but...being already familiar with the story it's hard to get excited about it. Thanks for the tip! I'll remove it from the list.


message 9: by Aaron (new)

Aaron Dietz Oh, looks like the joke's on me--I can only remove the books I voted for, which probably still only removes the vote I contributed. So it looks like this book is here to stay. Working on an experimental fiction course, though, and I'll definitely remove it from the list of works for students. Thanks again!


message 10: by Andrea (new)

Andrea Not sure that Eating animals by Jonathan Safran Foer belongs on this list... I haven't read it though, so perhaps it does.


message 11: by Vincent (new)

Vincent Quiquempoix You definitely can add all the comics from Marc Antoine Mathieu like the Julius Corentin Acquefaques series.
Unflattening from Nick Sousanis , which is a phD thesis on comics in form of a comic book, my preferred one.
Un cadeau , which is a comic book you unfold that is destructible


message 12: by Mark (new)

Mark Pettit Saving this to my history


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