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[–] hjjanger@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Clockwork Orange

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Kafkas famous book, I think the title is the transformation.

Also Orson Wells about the civil war in Spain. This was not fiction, but it points out so much real life non sense and lies that had my head spinning for most of the book.

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[–] Berny23@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 days ago

Der Prozess (1915) by Franz Kafka, it still is relevant today.

[–] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami just a magnificent read, you probably couldn’t go wrong with any of his works.

A long way gone by Ishmael Beah was pretty dark. Story of a boy soldier from Sierra Leone explaining how you get forced into it and the terrible things they did.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

Sadly, Porn

I don't know how to describe it, expect to be confused and offended and gaslit.

The Fan Man

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago

The multiorgasmic man.

[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 49 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Definitely House of Leaves. A story inside of a story, inside of a story, with all narrators being just a bit crazy. Text of different fonts, going all over the place and even upside down based on the story. Just make sure to get the physical copy.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 6 days ago

I came here to say this

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

House of Leaves feels like reading some sort of forbidden text.

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[–] BatmansButt@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

Not a book, but a webcomic: https://elan.school/

Be careful what you wish for OP, this is THE WILDEST shit you will ever read (at least top 5, guaranteed) and the worst/best part is that it's all true.

Also, its VERY addictive so clear your schedule.

You've been warned.

You've ALL been warned.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 days ago

Just shotgunned the whole thing while sick abed. A wild ride, for sure; I almost quit reading several times.

[–] Mrb2@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah, i found it here a while ago, read about 60 chapter. And then just decided tot preorder the 3 physical books. A fantastic but also horrifying read.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I remember reading through the entire thing in one sitting... it is LONG. You can't look away

[–] BatmansButt@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Yup, I started reading out of curiosity from a suggestion on a thread just like this one, then found myself 10 hours later feeling like I'd come down from an acid trip.

I'm jealous of the people who can take that ride now, but also glad my ride with it is over. If that makes any sense.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know I'd rather not read about that "school" again.

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 30 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I went into Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? blind. Hadn't seen the movie, hadn't read any other Dick, hadn't even had it hyped to me by a friend. What a series of mindfucks.

[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you want something really wild by him you can try Valis. Going in blind or not won't really make a difference.

Valis is the best

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[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an obvious but nonetheless relevant answer. What a ride.

Also Infinite Jest.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

The Book of Rack the Healer by Zach Hughes was pretty wild.

It's 'New wave' sci-fi from the 1970's, and revolves around these mutated humans in a deeply poisonous and radioactive world where it's forbidden to dig into the earth.

The humans have evolved a carapice and internal air sacks that they fill to hold their breath before leaving their safe organic dome homes that change color depending on their mood. Some of the domes have women in them that don't seem capable of complex thought, and live purely through sensory input, are telepathic, and are basically constantly edging themselves all day.

It's a drug fueled fever dream, for sure.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I found my next read. Copy ordered.

I read Mother Load by Zach Huges decades ago. Not as strange as the one you describe but I still remember it.

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Strange new world by Heinlein.
Martian Jesus comes back to earth and is like, wtf guys?

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[–] Thewhizard@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I’m not sure if it’s the wildest but the first that comes to mind is β€œJohn Dies at the End”

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

The book is better but the movie was pretty good.

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

If only the sequel kept to the same idea...

"Dude, This Book Is Full of Spiders"? THEN WHY WAS MINE FULL OF SCORPIONSβ€½

And now his watch has ended.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

The one that included the most wildlife might be hard to know exactly, but 'The Lost World' by Arthur Conan Doyle might be a contender.

One of my favourite books, and one that gave me lots to think about was His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman.

The most 'different' setting for a book that I've read might be The Planiverse by AKA Dewdney, which takes place in a 2d world with thought out and realistic physics and societies.

[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In elementary school I read this book called "Flawed Dogs" and it was unforgettably wild. It's about a dog who escapes some kinda confinement by jumping over a barbed wire fence and loses his back legs in the process, and then joins a dog gang and does dog gang activities. Also one of the dog gang members was a cat in disguise.
Honestly I should see if I can find a copy of it and reread it. It was pretty wild.

edit: I looked it up and maybe I have a lot of the details wrong but it's still pretty wild

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Kitchen Confidential.

[–] classic@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depends in what way you mean 'wild.' Crazy even psychedelic, but nonetheless benign? Or are we including disturbing?

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] classic@fedia.io 2 points 6 days ago

Hogg by Samuel Delany

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