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Give me some novels that read like True Detective S1. Very atmospheric with characters that keep going on fedora rants about their circumstances.

>> No.14636183

The Shadow, the Darkness by Ligotti
Not a novel though

>> No.14636213

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

>> No.14636260

Mamma mia by Massivo Titti

>> No.14636336

>>14636170
Jernigan

>> No.14636344

>>14636170
The King in Yellow, the book the show is (Very loosely) based on. Seconding the Secret History too.

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14636380

2666, the part about the crimes

>> No.14636393

>>14636344
But is the king in yellow even in the format of:

>characters on fedora rants about shit

>> No.14636412

>>14636393
First story definitely is. The rest of them are similar, but not wholly focused on characters ranting about shit. They're all insane though, so that might interest you.

>> No.14636441

>>14636412
I read them and found they weren't insane enough. Someone rec them and I felt they were tame

>> No.14636574

>>14636441
Yeah, they aren't the craziest things out there. Lovecraft is a better writer of madness I reckon. The street of the first shell was something else though.