Top 10 Fiction Books for Alternative Tastes
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Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. …
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Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the New York Times bestseller Choke and the cult classic Fight Club, a cunningly plotted novel about the …
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Towing Jehovah
by James Morrow
A satirical novel on the death of God. For inexplicable reasons he dies and falls into the sea, and the Vatican hires a supertanker to …
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Battle Royale
by KĹŤshun Takami
This classic yet controversial Japanese novel is available for the first time in English--a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence that is a potent allegory …
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The Book of Dave
by Will Self
Dave Rudman, a disgruntled East End taxi driver, writes down his woes, frustrations, and pet peeves and buries them, only to have them discovered five …
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Blameless in Abaddon
by James Morrow
A wildly innovative odyssey, "Blameless in Abaddon" has been named a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year. "Not to be missed," said "Booklist" …
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Random Acts of Senseless Violence
by Jack Womack
Lola Hart is an ordinary girl living a comfortable life in near-future Manhattan, until her family's life falls apart under the pressures of a city …
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To Reign in Hell
by Steven Brust
The time is the Beginning. The place is Heaven. The story is the Revolt of the Angels—a war of magic, corruption and intrigue that could …
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The Wasp Factory
by Iain Banks
Powerful, perverse, and engrossing, this controversial novel offers a graphic portrait of a serial killer told in the first-person. "Read it if you dare!"--"The Daily …