(24 Mar 14, 03:35AM)Waffles Wrote: I mean there are ways to take any language to it's limit of understanding. Ulysses by Joyce is a good example. Finnegans Wake is supposed to be one of the hardest books to read in English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnegans_Wake
Reading literature purely for its difficulty is not what one should read literature for. If you really want to improve your English skills, simply use them more; read books and write stories.
Some great, clearly written books (of prose) for a relative beginner are Lolita and The Great Gatsby.