I just read the sentence "He gave himself a moment to see if he felt outraged", and it made me think how valuable it would be to read a book with a measured, mindful, perhaps incidentally zen/Taoist inner monologue/ self -talk.
This aspect of capturing self talk is one of the things that sets books apart from other media.
But I am looking for something compelling, as I'm only on a good streak of having maintained my reading habit.
Perhaps something with a dry wit. I did enjoy some Palahniuk for this reason. I enjoy that type of humor. I also enjoy a bit of silliness or absurdity, like JD from Scrubs (he has one of the most entertaining inner worlds imo)
I've got a little into Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and enjoy it, but it isn't compelling enough to be a daily read.
I enjoy spirituality, magical realism, retrofuturism, magick (with a k), alchemy (though not so much looking for traditional fantasy). I would probably enjoy Philip K Dick for other things but that's not what I'm looking for. I loved The OA and MANIAC. I'm in that area of neurodivergence.
But it needn't follow these themes exactly. Just a bonus if it did.
I'm 26. Life lessons welcome.
TL;DR: compelling, with a healthy inner monologue. Enjoy dry, absurd, and silly wit; and themes of spirituality especially in the everyday, though not imperative.
by pangalactica