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Voices from the StreetNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel2007
About madness.
“A young salesman in a San Francisco radio and electronics store in 1952 feels a vague dissatisfaction with his job, his wife, and newborn son, wishing for better things.”
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JunkyNovel
William S. Burroughsstandalone novel1953
Reflective in tone, about loneliness.
“A semi-autobiographical account, narrated in a matter-of-fact manner, of the author’s life as a drug addict.”
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Mother NightNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962
Reflective in tone, about war, set in our world and europe.
“Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright who grew up in Germany, writes his memoirs from an Israeli prison cell awaiting trial for war crimes.”
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CrashNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1973
Challenging in tone, about madness, set in contemporary and our world.
Naked LunchNovel
William S. Burroughsstandalone novel1959
Satire, challenging in tone, set in our world.
HangsamanNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1951
Gothic and psychological horror, about madness and coming of age.
“The second of Jackson's published novels, Hangsaman is a bildungsroman centering on lonely college freshman Natalie Waite, who descends into madness after enrolling in a liberal arts college.”
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