Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was one of the few books I've read that I've found really fun and captivating to read from start to finish. What are some good examples of books that feel like a rollercoaster ride?
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Fight Club was the last novel I read in one sitting, if I'm not mistaken.
A number of Christopher Moore's comedies do it for me. I remember Tom Robbins being a fun read as well.
Not many. Tommy Pynch’s Inherent Vice was probably the closest kind of fun to F&L ive had reading a book
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Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
It's a magical realist novel set in New York, right? Is the style similar to that of Murakami? If so, I might give it a try, Murakami's books are really fun to read for me
I've never read Murakami, but I really liked it. Not only is it interesting and creative, but it also has nice prose that makes it very comfy to read.
Thanks, I might read it when I have the time, been looking for something fun and comfy
I hope you enjoy it!
The Borne trilogy by Ludlum gives that similar 'rollercoaster ride' sensation
Confederacy of Dunces.
Forrest Gump
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Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon is an easy read and hilarious. I laughed out loud pretty regularly. A Wild Sheep Chase by Murakami was a fun read as well.
Gravity's Rainbow
Celine is the obvious answer, considering HST stole everything from him.
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I’ve only read journey to the end of the night, and I think his work isn’t fun, although there are plenty of funny moments. Off the top of my head: when he says that the Arabs are so used to buggery they even bugger female prostitutes, the conversation about flatulence between the women in the shop in Toulouse, and the bathroom scene in New York. The novel was more like an uncomfortable rollercoaster ride for me.
Howl's Moving Castle and Hitchhiker's Guide are both fun to read, easy to read, move quickly.
American psycho is the funniest book ive read
fel the drive thru part was boring and borderline didnt add anything
Ubik felt very much like a roller coaster to me.
I'll second these, great books. Paul Auster's New York Trilogy definitely felt like a roller coaster to me, so many strange storylines packed into a relatively short book. Also check out Leviathan by him, that's an even shorter book of a rollercoaster.
Hard-Boiled Wondland and The End of the World
It has chapters that alternate between 2 seemingly unrelated story settings, and the mystery as to what exactly is going on makes for a highly addicting read. Certainly was for me at least.
If you loved Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, you'll adore Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72. It's one of my favourite fun reads. I ended up reading it on the beach over a few days. I ended up running into an old bloke who read it as it was published in the Rolling Stone. We waited for the rain to pass with a beer, great chat.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was a fun afternoon as well. Good genre slop.
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