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>tfw a book is so weird you literally can't tell if it
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>tfw a book is so weird you literally can't tell if it was good
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~claustrophobic drumbeat starts playing~
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Ballard oh fuck yeah
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>>8126534
>reading Crash
>get aroused at comparison of engine coolant and sperm
>semen leaking from Vaughan's anus
>have to rub one out

everytime
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Which of Ballard's books is the best introduction to his work?
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>>8126534
I think Box Man by Kobe Abe falls in this category. I read it years ago, but kinda wanna reread it.
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>>8126770
High Rise is pretty accessible. Personally I tend to prefer his short stories though- maybe something short and sharp like The Intensive Care Unit or Manhole 69?
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>>8127726
>Manhole 69
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>>8127784
No homo
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>>8127784
he was probably aware of what he was doing when he titled it that
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>>tfw a book is so weird you literally can't tell if it was good

I only want to read books that fit this description. give me suggestions
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>>8128068
OP pic
Finnegans Wake
Maybe Satin Island (haven't read it yet)
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>>8128378
...oh, and William Burroughs might well fit into this.
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>>8126534
Pic related.
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