I really love books like
-Junkie and Queer by Burroughs
-Factotum and many others by Bukowski
-so many Jack Kerouac books
-Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by HST
-Cherry by Nico Walker
-My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
-Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
-Norwood by Charles Portis
-Travels with Charley by Steinbeck
-Ask the Dust by John Fante
-The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
-The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Each of these books share a common thread to me, that of being about a character's experiences with no real overarching plot (more or less). I'd love more like these! Thankies 💜
by Pilch_Lozenge
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The Neapolitan Quartet (My Brilliant Friend and sequels) by Elena Ferrante is quiet and intimate but still emotionally gigantic. Just lovely work.
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn