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Hey guys, I just read Fight Club and I enjoyed it, but it was a little too violent and down-with-the-system for me.

Can you recommend any books that are like it but less edgy?

>> No.3615878

>>3615871
Try his other books. Choke.

>> No.3615879

>>3615878
but Choke is shit.
wtf /lit/

>> No.3615881

>>3615879
Fine, read snuff then faget.

>> No.3615888

All his shit is pretty edge-fag.

Fight-Club is probably his best work, but I think Rant is a close second.

>> No.3615890

Choke is easily the worst fucking book I have ever read in my life. I read the first 70 pages in about 30 minutes, and I enjoyed none of it. The repetition of certain phrases and the way he constantly addressed the reader drove me insane. Also, the premise itself is such bullshit. All of Palahniuk's books are edgy and predictable, avoid him if you want to read good books. The only "edgy" book I enjoyed is A Clockwork Orange, so I advise you to check out the stickied links and look for something that interests you. Good luck.

>> No.3615924

>>3615888
>Fight-Club is probably his best work
What the hell man.

>> No.3615942

Abatap?

>> No.3615945

>>3615871
Well what did you like about it? Be more specific about what you are looking for.

>> No.3615968

>>3615871

The Turner Diaries.

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>>3615945
I liked that it was a short read. I like that it didn't use SAT words or Oxford vocabulary words. I liked that I learned about stuff. I liked the main character and I liked the subtle homoerotic overtones. It was very relatable.

But too edgy.

I heard David Foster Wallace wrote some homoerotic stories, but I'm afraid he might be too edgy for me.

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3616090

OP might like the works of Daniel Quinn. Less edgy, yet more likely to fuck with your perception of society on a deeper level. Start with Ishmael. Enjoy the ride.

>> No.3616098

>>3616090
>ishmael
>deep

jesus....

>> No.3616110

>>3616098
Deeper than Fight Club, at the very least. I'm trying to meet OP halfway here.

>> No.3616124

>>3616090
he asked for less edgy.

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>>3616110
But Fight Club is a deep as fuck modern exploration of selflessness as a way to liberation.

>> No.3616155

>>3616132

>Harry Potter of Cynic Nietzschean Stirnerism

nice one goats

>> No.3616174

>>3616124
Well, it IS much less violent at least. Whether that makes Ishmael less edgy is debatable, I suppose.

>>3616132
Nice cap. I chuckled quietly.

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>>3616155
>mfw I can't even blend in anymore

>> No.3616190

>>3615871
Siddhartha. The first half of Fight Club, the part about denying materialism, has a lot of similarities with Buddhism. Stoicism is similar, you may appreciate Aurelius and Epictetus.

>> No.3616281

>>3616182

>that pic

mexican hardcore gigs are the best hardcore gigs

>> No.3616285

>>3616182
It's okay to not blend in when you're GOAT

>> No.3616464

>>3616281
I like Santa Muerte's loving son in the dirty brown hoodie with the PCP laced cigarillo and the neck tattoo next to the goat the most.