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what's the book that is the most different from others you've read? plot, language, structure, anything

>> No.14897588

>>14897555
the one without images, still haunts me til this day

>> No.14897759

the life and opinions of the tomcat murr

>> No.14897838

>>14897555
An easy, but fair answer would be Finnegan's Wake. But since you already know that, Satantango may be what you're looking for.

>> No.14897839

Test

>> No.14897854

>>14897555
Borges’ Collected Fictions

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>>14897555
Not only does he have a unique writing style, but can also be reread multiple times without losing his freshness.

>> No.14897913

>>14897838
heard author's name here, i'll check it out thanks
Havoc's Satanskin (reminded me of that title) is different because it's pure gore, less sense than in Tomb for 500.000 soldiers even, just a mass of flesh and bile

>> No.14898103

>>14897555
Hopscotch and 62: a model kit. Both by Cortázar

>> No.14898127

>>14897555
The Road by Cormac McCarthy. There is barely any punctuation, no chapters, and none of the characters have any names. Still, it ended up against all odds becoming one of my favorites. I read it about once a year

>> No.14898197

The Arthritic Grasshopper