Books like Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle

This. Freaking. Book. Do not be fooled by the fact that it has pictures. This is not a book for children, despite the fact that I absolutely loved it as a child, even though I could never solve it.I have not solved this yet, or even come slightly close. (There are many things I am willing to use internet walkthroughs for, but this is not one of them. If I did, I would dishonor my family for generations and probably be exiled from society and have to live in shame.) It is near impossible to solve. That, however, does not stop it from being really freaking fun.What can I say about this book? The writing style is superb and completely envelops you in the story. The illustrations are beautiful and mesmerizing. Both of those aspects are made all the more interesting by the clues. Yes. Clues. Don't roll your eyes. These clues are not the "Blue's Clues" that can be figured out in a second. I mean an impossible web of clues that would take hours to completely decipher. I mean not knowing what is a clue or even noticing all of them. I mean not even being sure what clues to trust. I mean each clue having so many possible meanings that there's no way to know which one is right. And, to make things harder, if that's possible, these clues do not stand alone. Of course they don't. Because Christopher Manson is a frigging genius and I want to hug him and slap him in the face for all the frustration he's brought me at the same time. No, each clue connects to other clues. Between not knowing what's a clue and what's a decoration, what clues to trust, what the clues mean, and where they're telling you to go, is it any wonder that I've been working on this for my entire life and still not found a solution?In short: buy this book. Buy it now. I don't care how old you are, what kind of books you usually read, or if you think illustrated books are beneath you. Buy it and spend hours trying to understand it and end up simultaneously hating and loving it. Buy it, because this just might be the best book I've ever read.