Gimmicks

1

Himmel und Hölle

von Julio Cortázar

5,110 Mitglieder

100 Rezensionen

4.2

Globaler Rang 15

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Suggested reading order requires the reader to skip forwards and backwards through the book rather than reading the chapters in order.

2

Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Words {unspecified Editions}

von Milorad Pavić

80 Mitglieder

4.2

Globaler Rang 14

2 Members: guyalice, spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Two separate version of the book were written ("female" perspective and "male" perspective); the printed editions are the same except for a key chapter.

3

Die Leinwand

von Benjamin Stein

97 Mitglieder

3 Rezensionen

4.1

Globaler Rang 33

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: The "front" and "back" of the book are each the starting place for two stories that meet in the middle.

4

Only Revolutions

von Mark Z. Danielewski

2,083 Mitglieder

34 Rezensionen

3.1

Globaler Rang 8

2 Members: guyalice, spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Two stories printed 180° from each other, requiring the reader to rotate the book while reading

5

Last Love in Constantinople: A Tarot Novel for Divination

von Milorad Pavić

142 Mitglieder

1 Rezension

½ 3.5

Globaler Rang 31

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Chapters can be read in any order. The book is laid out like a Tarot deck.

6

The Inner Side of the Wind, or The Novel of Hero and Leander

von Milorad Pavić

184 Mitglieder

2 Rezensionen

3.9

Globaler Rang 30

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: The "front" and "back" of the book are each the starting place for two stories that meet in the middle.

7

Roman in Fragen

von Padgett Powell

409 Mitglieder

15 Rezensionen

½ 3.3

Globaler Rang 23

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Every sentence is a question.

8

The Unfortunates

von B. S. Johnson

407 Mitglieder

9 Rezensionen

4.1

Globaler Rang 24

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: The individual sections of the book are sold in a box rather than being bound together in a fixed reading order.

9

A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel (Unknown Edition)

von Tom Phillips

15 Mitglieder

1 Rezension

½ 4.5

Globaler Rang 38

Member: spiphany

10

Eunoia

von Christian Bök

576 Mitglieder

19 Rezensionen

4

Globaler Rang 21

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Each chapter uses only a single vowel.

11

Anton Voyls Fortgang

von Georges Perec

1,552 Mitglieder

43 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

Globaler Rang 16

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Written without the use of the letter "e"

12

Nollops Vermächtnis.

von Mark Dunn

3,939 Mitglieder

259 Rezensionen

3.9

Globaler Rang 1

6 Members: guyalice, sturlington, souloftherose, spiphany, cej1027, ahef1963
Erklärungen: sturlington: Gradual erasure of letters of the alphabet from the narrative.
spiphany: Story is told using ever fewer letters of the alphabet.

13

Tree of Codes

von Jonathan Safran Foer

458 Mitglieder

17 Rezensionen

3.8

Globaler Rang 22

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Consists of die-cut pages of Bruno Schulz's "Street of Crocodiles"; the story is formed using the non-cut-out words and letters.

14

Alphabetical Africa

von Walter Abish

240 Mitglieder

6 Rezensionen

½ 3.6

Globaler Rang 28

Member: spiphany

15

Ibid: A Novel

von Mark Dunn

309 Mitglieder

12 Rezensionen

½ 3.4

Globaler Rang 12

2 Members: guyalice, spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Consists only of footnotes

16

Tristano

von Nanni Balestrini

75 Mitglieder

3.2

Globaler Rang 36

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Mixture of prose and other documents; the paragraphs are randomly shuffled so that each printed edition is different.

17

S. Das Schiff des Theseus

von Doug Dorst

3,281 Mitglieder

87 Rezensionen

3.8

Globaler Rang 7

2 Members: guyalice, spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Published as a vintage-looking library book with marginal notations and loose documents (letters, postcards, notes, etc.) tucked between the pages

18

Halbinsel Judatin

von Oleg Jurjew

4 Mitglieder

Globaler Rang 44

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: The "front" and "back" of the book are each the starting place for two stories that meet in the middle.

19

Santa Esperanza

von Aka Morchiladze

10 Mitglieder

5

Globaler Rang 39

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Sold as a collection of color-coded booklets in a slipcase; the author provides 16 suggested reading orders

20

Love and Other Games of Chance: A Novelty

von Lee Siegel

51 Mitglieder

1 Rezension

3

Globaler Rang 37

Member: spiphany

21

Flug 2039

von Chuck Palahniuk

8,706 Mitglieder

96 Rezensionen

3.9

Globaler Rang 3

3 Members: sturlington, spiphany, ahef1963
Erklärungen: spiphany: Pages and chapters are numbered backwards

22

The Mixquiahuala Letters

von Ana Castillo

298 Mitglieder

3 Rezensionen

½ 3.3

Globaler Rang 27

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Epistolary novel; the reader is presented with three suggested reading orders: the Conformist, the Cynic, and the Quixotic

23

Composition No. 1

von Marc Saporta

75 Mitglieder

5 Rezensionen

3.2

Globaler Rang 35

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Sold as loose, unbound pages in a box.

24

Happenstance: Two Novels in One About a Marriage in Transition

von Carol Shields

582 Mitglieder

13 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

Globaler Rang 10

2 Members: charl08, spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: The "front" and "back" of the book are each the starting place for two stories that meet in the middle.

25

The Thorn and the Blossom

von Theodora Goss

333 Mitglieder

54 Rezensionen

½ 3.6

Globaler Rang 11

2 Members: guyalice, spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Bound like an accordian with two parallel stories, one on each side of the page.

26

Beides sein

von Ali Smith

1,573 Mitglieder

51 Rezensionen

3.8

Globaler Rang 9

2 Members: charl08, spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Consists of two stories; half the printings of the book start with one story, half with the other

27

QualityLand

von Marc-Uwe Kling

639 Mitglieder

22 Rezensionen

3.9

Globaler Rang 20

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Published in two editions ("dark" and "light") which have the same main text but contain different extra material (advertisements, recommendations, etc) between the chapters.

28

Im Bauch der Königin

von Karosh Taha

6 Mitglieder

1 Rezension

3

Globaler Rang 42

Member: spiphany

29

Lexikon Roman: Lexikon einer sentimentalen Reise zum Exporteurtreffen in Druden

von Andreas Okopenko

7 Mitglieder

1

Globaler Rang 41

Member: spiphany

30

Crossings

von Alex Landragin

532 Mitglieder

19 Rezensionen

3.8

Globaler Rang 4

3 Members: guyalice, spiphany, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen: spiphany: Can be read straight through or in an order chosen by the reader according to instructions at the beginning of the book.

31

Bartleby und Co

von Enrique Vila-Matas

888 Mitglieder

32 Rezensionen

3.9

Globaler Rang 18

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Consists entirely of footnotes

32

Fußnotengeschichten

von Aleksandăr Špatov

1 Mitglied

Globaler Rang 45

Member: spiphany

33

Telephone

von Percival Everett

214 Mitglieder

23 Rezensionen

3.9

Globaler Rang 13

2 Members: sturlington, spiphany

34

Building Stories Ware, Chris ( Author ) Oct-02-2012 Hardcover

von Chris Ware

944 Mitglieder

40 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

Globaler Rang 17

Member: spiphany

35

Alix, Anton und die anderen

von Katharina Hacker

7 Mitglieder

1 Rezension

3

Globaler Rang 40

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Each page has two columns, one with the main story and a second in smaller print with thoughts or comments on the characters and sometimes completely unrelated material.

36

Last Words from Montmartre

von Miaojin Qiu

221 Mitglieder

8 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

Globaler Rang 29

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Consists of a set of letters which, the reader is informed, can be read in any order.

37

A Little White Shadow

von Mary Ruefle

82 Mitglieder

2 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

Globaler Rang 34

Member: spiphany

38

Ausgelesen

von Duo 96

4 Mitglieder

Globaler Rang 43

Member: spiphany
Erklärungen: spiphany: Text consists of the last sentences of 375 other novels.

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Always Coming Home

von Ursula K. Le Guin

2,134 Mitglieder

22 Rezensionen

3.9

Globaler Rang 46

2 Members: aulsmith, souloftherose,sturlington ,spiphany
Erklärungen: aulsmith: A set of ethnographic notes about a future Pacific Northwest with a novella twined into the notes.
spiphany : experiments with narrative conventions, not the physical characteristics of the book

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Magpie Murders

von Anthony Horowitz

3,824 Mitglieder

234 Rezensionen

3.9

Globaler Rang 6

3 Members: KimarieBee, sturlington, ahef1963,spiphany
Erklärungen: sturlington: The narrator reads another book, which is contained inside the first book, but the last chapters are missing.

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Pazifische Grenze

von Kim Stanley Robinson

668 Mitglieder

15 Rezensionen

3.8

Globaler Rang 47

Member: aulsmith,spiphany
Erklärungen: aulsmith: Two main narrators, one the author of a book, the other either a character in that book or the author's grandson.
spiphany : experiments with narrative conventions, not the physical characteristics of the book

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