A book where the narrator is writing in first person,basically his thoughts like they’re talking to the reader and slowly going insane so the stuff they say starts to slowly make less and less sense,with a lot of holes in their story before finally going insane
It’s kinda specific but anything that roughly fits what’s described will make me happy
I’m reading The Last House on Needless Street which follows a few, first person narrators, one of whom has major psychological issues. At first things seem only mildly strange but as more is revealed the situation becomes horrific.
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* I’m not actually finished with this book yet because I find it kind of anxiety-inducing. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.
* Leech by Hiron Ennes. Post apocalyptic gothic horror, but it does *not* end with the narrator going insane.
* The first story in the collection The Caltraps of Time by David I. Masson, Lost Ground, may be what you are looking for. It’s not insanity, exactly, but the language used throughout the story changes to reflect an outside force affecting the main character’s cognition.
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance can be quite a mouthful, but might be interesting. It is not fiction, but a philosophical book written about a trip the author had with his son – while also dealing with schizophrenia. 🤷🏻♀️
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Crime and Punishment, by Dostoevsky, sooorta fits. At least in the sense that much of the novel takes place in the protagonist’s head. Without spoiling much, the novel essentially follows a person who did a bad thing as he wrestles with his conscience, and tries to justify things inside his head. And he didn’t really think morality existed in the first place, so that’s a bit of an aggravation for him. It’s so excellent.
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is essentially this.
I_am_1E27 on
Beckett’s Trilogy (each book stands on its own but I’d recommend reading the three novels in order). The plot of the first book is irreconcilable with itself, the plot of the second book is almost nonexistent, and the plot of the third book is impossible in the extreme. In all three books, it’s common for the narrator to double back and amend or contradict a statement made a few pages earlier.
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I’m reading The Last House on Needless Street which follows a few, first person narrators, one of whom has major psychological issues. At first things seem only mildly strange but as more is revealed the situation becomes horrific.
* I’m not actually finished with this book yet because I find it kind of anxiety-inducing. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.
* Leech by Hiron Ennes. Post apocalyptic gothic horror, but it does *not* end with the narrator going insane.
* The first story in the collection The Caltraps of Time by David I. Masson, Lost Ground, may be what you are looking for. It’s not insanity, exactly, but the language used throughout the story changes to reflect an outside force affecting the main character’s cognition.
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance can be quite a mouthful, but might be interesting. It is not fiction, but a philosophical book written about a trip the author had with his son – while also dealing with schizophrenia. 🤷🏻♀️
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoevsky, sooorta fits. At least in the sense that much of the novel takes place in the protagonist’s head. Without spoiling much, the novel essentially follows a person who did a bad thing as he wrestles with his conscience, and tries to justify things inside his head. And he didn’t really think morality existed in the first place, so that’s a bit of an aggravation for him. It’s so excellent.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is essentially this.
Beckett’s Trilogy (each book stands on its own but I’d recommend reading the three novels in order). The plot of the first book is irreconcilable with itself, the plot of the second book is almost nonexistent, and the plot of the third book is impossible in the extreme. In all three books, it’s common for the narrator to double back and amend or contradict a statement made a few pages earlier.
A short story:
The Repairer of Reputations by Robert Chambers.