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I'm not a huge literature dude and my tastes are probably plebian but do you guys know any books that are in par with like Fight Club or Catcher in the Rye (loose, first-person naration type of books)?

>> No.2988871

>>2988865
Try some Bukowski. Maybe some John Niven. And David Benioff.

>> No.2988891

>>2988871
Can you name some specific works by them?

>> No.2988901

>>2988891
That's not really necessary. Just grab something. They're all good.

>> No.2988912

'Junky' by William S. Burroughs. If possible, try to find the author's reading of the book, as his voice is awesome.

You could also check out some Poe poems and stories, like 'The Raven' or 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

>> No.2988927

More recs please?

>> No.2988951

We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas. And a voice was screaming "Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?"

Then it was quiet again. My attorney had taken his shirt off and was pouring beer on his chest, to facilitate the tanning process. "What the hell are you yelling about?" he muttered, staring up at the sun with his eyes closed and covered with wraparound Spanish sunglasses. "Never mind," I said. "It's your turn to drive." I hit the brakes and aimed the Great Red Shark toward the shoulder of the highway. No point mentioning those bats, I thought. The poor bastard will see them soon enough.

>> No.2988974

Most book by Palahniuk are told in the first person and are much better than Fight Club.

>> No.2988984
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2988984

'Whatever', by Michel Houellebecq (pic related). Will work even better if you've been frequently friendzoned or are a virgin.

Also, Albert Camus' 'The Stranger' is a classic.

>> No.2989001

>>2988865

>I'm not a huge literature dude

pic related: it's a huge literature dude.

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>>2989001

I hate captcha.

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2989011

now this is a huge, huge orson welles thread

>> No.2989059

eric is that you? ERIC?

>> No.2989183

Get the hell out of here, Austin.

>> No.2989190

>>2988984
(Not OP) I've read them both, and like them. Do you have any other suggestions?

>> No.2989274

American Psycho, Brest Easton Ellis
How to kill a mockingbird, Harper Lee
Journey to the end of the night, Louis Ferdinand Céline

>> No.2989323

You know what's on a par with Fight Club and Catcher In The Rye?


Harry Potter.

>> No.2989328

>>2988865
>Fight club
GTFO.