recently finished "Queer," "Junky," and "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs and want second helpings of the vibes of those books. "Fight Club" also fits what i'm looking for.
i especially want a narrator who is just kind of a loser (not in an underdog way but more in a self destructive, 'weird-uncle-you-never-see-anymore' way.) it's hard for me to get into anything with too much fantasy (no fairies, ghosts, or goblins) so i'd prefer something more rooted in reality, but i'm not super picky with that.
also bonus points for:
-gritty tone
-focus on exploring characters
-unreliable narrator
-queer characters
-under 250 pages
-themes of addiction
-humor
-if narrator is a p.o.s
-double points if they're a sympathetic p.o.s
thanks so much in advance!!
by icarusfallinggg
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Ham on Rye or any of the Henry Chinaski books by Bukowski.
Yellowface by R.F Kuang
Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
– All Fours by Miranda July
– Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
– My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Catcher in the Rye
Trainspotting
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35716417-oh-honey](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35716417-oh-honey)
Not exactly what you’re looking for but I really enjoyed this book 😀
Jane Eyre
My Year of Rest and Relaxation might fit…
catcher in the rye,
lolita,
anything by Hubert Selby jr
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. whole book is just like he sucks and his life sucks 10/10
The Pisces by Melissa Broder Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
Diary of an Oxygen Thief
Survivor and Choke by Chuck Palahniuk the guy who wrote fight club
High Fidelity – Nick Horsby.
What an insufferable twat