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Hey guys, new to /lit/ (migrated here from /sci/ and /b/) and I need a good halfway informative entertaining book. Any Ideas?

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>> No.824281

>>824277

I guess there aren't too many chuck palahniuk fans on /b/...

>> No.824282

>>824281

Sorry, I meant 4chan

>> No.824292

>>824277
/r/ing moar

>> No.824296

Not the biggest fan of Pahlaniuk.

Try House of Leaves I guess. It is unorthodox but enjoyable and hard to put down.

>> No.824302

>>824281

The general consensus on /lit/ is that Palahniuk's novels are a bit childish, a bit '14-year-old boy', and as such he's frequently used by trolls along with Ayn Rand books and the ASoIaF books.

>> No.824309

V.

>> No.824313

Motorman

>> No.824549

>>824302
Don't ever listen to anyone who don't like Palahniuk. Or to anyone who likes Ayn Rand.

We-ellll.. Like and like.... I kind of read his books from time to time. I have a healthy fascination for his writing

>> No.824562

i like certain palahniuks. survivor, fight club, and my personal favorite; choke. however, others, like for example pygmy were just...okay. palahniuk tends to get a little carried away and downright outlandishly ridiculous and that just takes SO MUCH away from the story lines.

>> No.824576

>>824281
/lit/ mostly hates Palahniuk.

>> No.824581

>>824302

OP here, I could see why some people may feel they are "above" his books. I liked Survivor and Fight Club, the only other one I read was Haunted, and that was a bit to much...

But I did like how he wrote Survivor, even if some of you may feel it too "14 boyish"

Ayn Rand is just ridiculous.

>> No.824584

Informative? So... nonfiction?

>> No.824596

>>824584

Sure, just as long as its an interesting read. If I knew palahniuk would get me a shitstorm, I wouldn't have mentioned him haha

>> No.824698

>>824265
If you like Palahniuk read Fight Club, Survivor, Choke and Invisible Monster. STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE.

>> No.824706

>>824549
>Don't ever listen to anyone who don't like Palahniuk.
This is why /lit/ hates Palahniuk and his fans.

>> No.824734

>>824706
Hey fag! Your not the only one here, quasi!

>> No.824746

>>824707

>> No.825478

An informative book that focuses on science is Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything.

>> No.825502

i liked rant

>> No.825602

The Fountainhead is pure bullshit spewing out of a menopausal cunt. Read Vonnegut.

>> No.825608

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