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Having never heard of this, what other true "cult novels" are out there? They mentioned Castaneda (The Teachings of Don Juan) in the article, I also thought of
by kthejoker2 7y ago
Having never heard of this, what other true "cult novels" are out there?
They mentioned Castaneda (The Teachings of Don Juan) in the article, I also thought of The Magus by John Fowles, The Glass Bead Game by Hesse and of course Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
What others are out there?
- rebuilder 7y agoIlluminatus! by Robert Anton Wilson comes to mind.
- cslawson 7y agoYeah that and The Dice Man are the two big ones that stand out to me. I heard of them both years back from everything2: https://everything2.com/title/Books+that+will+induce+a+mindfuck https://everything2.com/title/Books+that+will+induce+a+mindf...
- kthejoker2 7y agoWhoa, someone replying about E2 on my post feels like a Dice Man-style event! I was the lead developer there for a few years, after Jay Bonci split.
- teh_klev 7y agoHail Eris!
- _0ffh 7y agoAll hail Discordia!
- coldtea 7y agoSome that come to mind: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Loathing-Las-Vegas-American/dp/0679785892 https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Loathing-Las-Vegas-American/dp/0... Under the Volcano https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/05/100-best-novels-observer-malcolm-lowry-under-the-volcano https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/05/100-best-novel... All the kinds horses https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/all-kings-horses https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/all-kings-horses The Sorrows of Young Werther https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrows_of_Young_Werther https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrows_of_Young_Werther The Catcher in the Rye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye The Outsider https://www.amazon.com/Outsider-Colin-Wilson/dp/0874772060 https://www.amazon.com/Outsider-Colin-Wilson/dp/0874772060 Meetings With Remarkable Men https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3064956-meetings-with-remarkable-men https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3064956-meetings-with-re... On the road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Road Fight Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club Naked Lunch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Lunch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Lunch Ham on Rye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_on_Rye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_on_Rye Jonathan Livingston Seagull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull Another Roadside Attraction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Roadside_Attraction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Roadside_Attraction
- teh_klev 7y agoIn addition to coldtea's excellent list, there's a handful of modern novels that have always stood out for me over the past 30-40 years of reading: The Testament of Gideon Mack: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/014102335X https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/014102335X Hard Boiled Wonderland: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099448785 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099448785 Walking on Glass: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002TXZTE8 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002TXZTE8 The Ginger Man: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0349108757 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0349108757 Perhaps not true cult classics, but they're often titles I've recommended or just buy for friends many times, and go back and re-read periodically.