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« on: August 16, 2024 @819.69 »

 I previously posted something on this site about trying to get better at writing, and after raving reviewing the replies and consulting my father who is currently a ghost writer and used to write plays, the general consensus was that I should be reading more (an obvious answer I know, but it’s never bad to get feedback) so I was wondering if any of you guys have any interesting book recommendations?? I liked A Clockwork Orange, Push, diary of an oxygen thief,exquisite corpse, stuff like  that. so I guess I like books with disturbing themes that deeply challenge my view of how far people will go. I also like unreliable narrators.
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2024 @859.20 »

I think reading a lot can sometimes help you to become a better writer, but I read a lot and my writing sucks.  :smile: I've heard lived experience helps a lot more, it will make your writing a lot more realistic when you have a firsthand understanding of the way the world and people operate.

As for recommendations, I recently read one called Tender is the Flesh, it's fiction but I found it pretty disturbing & couldn't put it down.

Another recent read... Not sure if you like scifi/fantasy, but for an unreliable narrator you can try the Book of the New Sun series.

I'll look into the books you mentioned as well, they seem interesting!  :seal:
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2024 @46.10 »

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I can heavily recommend "Earthly Powers", its a great post-modern novel by Burgess :).
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« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2024 @280.49 »

I like books with disturbing themes that deeply challenge my view of how far people will go. I also like unreliable narrators.
May I recommend "Alone" by Beverly Farmer?

"This is the haunting record of a young woman's anguish alone with the pain of rejection by her lover, a woman. Alone is a beautifully told story of isolation, obsession, and despair."

It's about 100 pages long depending on edition so I think it's good for a short read.

The thing is: I have no idea how difficult it would be to find a copy. It was out of print since 1991, and the 2024 reprinting is in the hands of a local university-based publisher (I don't think her acclaim reached beyond Australia). That's why I'm digitising it, so let me know if you want a pdf copy.
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« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2024 @4.43 »

I like books with disturbing themes that deeply challenge my view of how far people will go. I also like unreliable narrators.

(trigger warning! pedophillia)
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As soon as I read that my mind went to Lolita, if you haven't heard of it it's a very famous and controversial novel about a man who rapes his twelve-year-old daughter in law. It's all told by the perpetrator, in an attempt to sway the jury soon to judge him. Thus it has both the troubling themes and a very questionable narrator.
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Another book I'd recommend is my personal favorite, Crime and Punishment. It focuses on "how far people will go," exploring many disturbing themes as the nihilistic protagonist wallows in guilt over his own transgression. On the note of Dostoevsky I'd also recommend Demons, especially with the At Tikhon's chapter read in place.
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