I like books that use fictional characters to get at bigger societal/life issues, or that are real people’s experiences. I like when authors operate on a level that is almost philosophical but not quite. I don’t like books centering on fictional character’s personal challenges.
Recommendations could include more serious tones, or quirky and absurd.
Some of my recent favourites include:
* Catch-22 (all time favourite)
* Slaughterhouse Five
* Fahrenheit 451
* Man’s Search for Meaning
* A Clockwork Orange
* The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
* Born a Crime
* Ishmael
I’ve also read 1984, Brave New World, Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies, The Dispossessed. They are all decent, though not moreso than the list above. Thought I’d mention them as they otherwise seem like good suggestions.
Thank you!
by Iilpigboy