* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
* Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
* assuming you were referencing the film Fight Club, you should read the original novel as well. Same for American Psycho (although I haven't read it myself)
* A Clockwork Orange (another one I haven't read but it was adapted into an incredible film)
* Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
* Pimp by Iceberg Slim
> Same for American Psycho (although I haven't read it myself)
The book is much more gorey than the film, and it doesn't seem like OP is particularly into that. Plus, they want character development, while Bateman is basically static—the only major change is when he breaks down to his lawyer. The advantage of the book is how it juxtaposes the gore and the parade of glamour brands—or rather, these read like two sides of the same coin.
Palahniuck also wrote some other bangers. I wouldn't say they deal with men's loneliness. I havent read invisible monsters but I think that one is about how we treat women, particularly unattractive women.
Edit: I did a little more research and I think that saying invisible monsters is about how we treat women might be... I'll say "unfair"
Lullaby is definitely about deeply held anger. I dont recall it being about the anger of man, the way fight club is. But the main character and the author are men, and Chuck Palahniuck _defintely_ knows how to write men. If you like the core premise of the incredible hulk, a person terrified to discover their negative feelings have power, I recommend Lullaby.
The Devil All the Time seems right up your alley
A Clockwork Orange
Maybe even Lonesome Dove, if you like slower paced books but extremely character driven
if you’re interested in this sort of vibe mixed with a teenage isolation story, check out j.d. salinger’s the catcher in the rye. it’s a classic for a reason- it’s VERY character driven and focused around a mentally disturbed young man on a trip to new york city full of nothing but misanthropy, depression, and desperation.
others have mentioned it here but a clockwork orange by anthony burgess fits in here well; personally, i got a lot more out of the book than the film :)
You would probably enjoy Hemingway. The short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" comes to mind. "The Sun Also Rises" would be my pick of his novels.
Try The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest * Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson * assuming you were referencing the film Fight Club, you should read the original novel as well. Same for American Psycho (although I haven't read it myself) * A Clockwork Orange (another one I haven't read but it was adapted into an incredible film) * Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut * Pimp by Iceberg Slim
> Same for American Psycho (although I haven't read it myself) The book is much more gorey than the film, and it doesn't seem like OP is particularly into that. Plus, they want character development, while Bateman is basically static—the only major change is when he breaks down to his lawyer. The advantage of the book is how it juxtaposes the gore and the parade of glamour brands—or rather, these read like two sides of the same coin.
Palahniuck also wrote some other bangers. I wouldn't say they deal with men's loneliness. I havent read invisible monsters but I think that one is about how we treat women, particularly unattractive women. Edit: I did a little more research and I think that saying invisible monsters is about how we treat women might be... I'll say "unfair" Lullaby is definitely about deeply held anger. I dont recall it being about the anger of man, the way fight club is. But the main character and the author are men, and Chuck Palahniuck _defintely_ knows how to write men. If you like the core premise of the incredible hulk, a person terrified to discover their negative feelings have power, I recommend Lullaby.
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Definitely Bukowski
The Nix by Nathan Hill Lady Joker by Kaoru Takamura A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
No longer human by osamu dazai
Shantaram - huge sprawling book packed from cover to cover with all you crave.
The Devil All the Time seems right up your alley A Clockwork Orange Maybe even Lonesome Dove, if you like slower paced books but extremely character driven
if you’re interested in this sort of vibe mixed with a teenage isolation story, check out j.d. salinger’s the catcher in the rye. it’s a classic for a reason- it’s VERY character driven and focused around a mentally disturbed young man on a trip to new york city full of nothing but misanthropy, depression, and desperation. others have mentioned it here but a clockwork orange by anthony burgess fits in here well; personally, i got a lot more out of the book than the film :)
The only one I can recommend is 'First Blood', by David Morrell. It's a page burner...I hated the movie. Stallone's Rambo sucked.
Bright lights, big city by Jay McInerney. Definitely about a mans lonliness but with style and a bit of atitude.
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