/lit/ - Literature

What is some good truly contemporary fiction? Are there any novelists aside from Tao Lin that manage to reflect the current lifestyle and attitudes of intelligent young adults in a way that is funny, painful, and beautiful? I feel like a startling amount of writers I know of now are too weary of writing for their own time and instead write narratives that match whatever literary era they think was the final great one.

>>4172181

Do you think Tao Lin got his talent from his mother?

http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/thank-you-for-saying-i-am-a-good-writer/

>>3586543
l-leave her out of it please

I love your work Tao, don't let the haters get to you.

>>3408854
He isn't. There are at least six people, including myself, who sincerely appreciate his writing. He writes about contemporary life without any attempt to make it seem more cool or dramatic or romantic. This is precisely what makes it special. His writing is like disposable camera shots without flattering lighting. It's glorious.

I feel like maybe this is the 'best' thread on /lit/.