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Recommend me a pleb book. Entertainment, not art.

>> No.4666285

If I hadn't already read The Hitchhiker's Guide that would be perfect.

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>> No.4666350

>>4666349
yes, please

captcha: curves funRec

>> No.4666351

Art can't be entertaining?

If something's entertaining it can't be art?

>> No.4666369

>>4666351
Right you are. I should say I'm looking for entertainment and not looking for art. Of course all novels are art, but I'm not trying to learn or anything like that. I just want to enjoy myself.

>> No.4666373

Have you read the Hannibal trilogy?

>> No.4666382

>>4666373
No, but I've seen the movies and I don't think that's what I'm looking for. It's hard to explain. I just haven't been into horror/thriller type stories lately. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

>> No.4666388

>>4666382
Oi, you are welcome. Would you be more interested in something comical perhaps?

>> No.4666390

just read any fiction book ever

it's all pleb tier

>b-b-but what about my use of descriptive words setting scenes in your mind

nigga fuck your fictional fantasy life. i want to read some serious shit about life and death. not your dreams intertwined with ego thoughts of becoming le famous author

>> No.4666393

>>4666388
Very much so. I'm really into comedy.

>> No.4666397

The Dexter books
The Young Bond books
Dirk Gently
The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

>> No.4666403

>>4666393
Don't know if you would consider it artsy, but I've just read Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky and I had some laughs, although the overall theme is sad.

>> No.4666406

How about that "a series of unfortunate events"?

>> No.4666411

>>4666280
ASOIAF

>> No.4666427

>>4666406
Best actual-babby's-first-pomo

>> No.4666436

>>4666280
>Art can't be entertaining

>> No.4666448

Carl Hiaasen is entertaining as fuck.

>> No.4666467

Importance of Being Earnest isn't pleb, but it's entertaining as fuq.

>>4666349
Those cookies look delicious.

>> No.4666697

>>4666285
Dirk Gently.

>> No.4666701

finnegans wake

>> No.4666709

>>4666448
I agree.

Also, John D. MacDonald.

>> No.4666720

>>4666709
yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

>> No.4666722

>>4666397
>>4666697
I've read Dirk Gently unfortunately. And ASOIAF, A Series Of Unfortunate Events and Carl Hiaasen, actually. I'll check out some of the other suggestions ITT. Thanks everyone.

>>4666701
el oh el

>> No.4666786

There often isn't such a distinction, op.

I hate the art/entertainment dichotomy.

>> No.4667306

>>4666280
bill bryson? lightning bolt kid and whatever the europe travel book was called were pretty funny iirc

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4667516

Old Man's War is pretty good for pure entertainment value. Read it on a plane ride a few weeks ago. There's a little less celebration of the "good soldier" when compared to something like Heinlein, but if you're into Grimdark this book has a good bit of it.

>> No.4667520

The Three Musketeers
Moonraker
Captain Blood

>> No.4667533
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4667533

this book is hilarious

>> No.4667987

Stone Junction, Dodge
Ghostwritten, Mitchell
The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Chabon

>> No.4668059

Jo Nesbo!

>> No.4668429

Mark Twain

>> No.4670541

The Faults in Our Stars.

>> No.4672066

>>4666280
Pleb book? Try with "A Song of Ice and Fire" or "Harry Potter".

>> No.4672224

disk world books
Bret Easton Ellis books