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Ever started reading a book you assumed would follow the rules of writing, plot, and structure only to find that wasn't the case? These are great examples of such books.
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Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
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The Wonderful O (James Thurber)
The Wonderful O (James Thurber)
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Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
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The Clay Machine-Gun (Victor Pelevin)
The Clay Machine-Gun (Victor Pelevin)
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Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
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The Tunnel (William Gass)
The Tunnel (William Gass)
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A Visit From the Goon Squad
A Visit From the Goon Squad
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Extinction (Thomas Bernhard)
Extinction (Thomas Bernhard)
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The Universal Baseball Assn, Inc (Robert Coover)
The Universal Baseball Assn, Inc (Robert Coover)
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Hello America (J.G.Ballard)
Hello America (J.G.Ballard)
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The Double (José Saramago)
The Double (José Saramago)
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
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4321 (Paul Auster)
4321 (Paul Auster)
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Dead Babies (Martin Amis)
Dead Babies (Martin Amis)
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The Butcher Boy (Patrick McCabe)
The Butcher Boy (Patrick McCabe)
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The Unconsoled (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Unconsoled (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
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Orfeo (Richard Powers)
Orfeo (Richard Powers)
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The Castle of Crossed Destinies
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
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I'm Not Stiller (Max Frisch)
I'm Not Stiller (Max Frisch)
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Monsignor Quixote (Greene - Penguin Classics)
Monsignor Quixote (Greene - Penguin Classics)
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The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
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Veronika Decides to Die (Paulo Coelho)
Veronika Decides to Die (Paulo Coelho)
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Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
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The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
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The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
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At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
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V (Thomas Pynchon)
V (Thomas Pynchon)
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Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
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Willard and His Bowling Trophies (Richard Brautigan)
Willard and His Bowling Trophies (Richard Brautigan)
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Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
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Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
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The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
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Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
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Alphabetical Africa
Alphabetical Africa
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Missing Person (Patrick Modiano)
Missing Person (Patrick Modiano)
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An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
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Avoid (Georges Perec)
Avoid (Georges Perec)
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