Books like The Acid House
12 books with a reading profile close to The Acid House by Irvine Welsh. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
by Tim Burton
narrative, literary
Tim Burton’s short story collection consists of twenty-three illustrated poems detailing the lives of misunderstood children with physical abnormalities.
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2
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
by Mark Dunn
narrative, literary
Set on the fictional island of Nollop, the story follows Ella Minnow Pea as her community faces an increasingly restrictive linguistic crisis.
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3
Choke
narrative, literary
Victor Mancini works as a colonial reenactor at a historical theme park while running a high-stakes scam to fund his mother’s Alzheimer’s care.
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4
Going Bovine
by Libba Bray
narrative, literary
Sixteen-year-old Cameron Smith lives a listless existence until he is diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal condition commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.
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5
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng
narrative, literary
Twelve-year-old Noah Gardner, known as Bird, lives in a future America governed by PACT: the Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act.
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6
Open Throat
by Henry Hoke
narrative, literary
An unnamed mountain lion lives in the brush beneath the Hollywood sign, observing the human hikers and homeless residents of Los Angeles.
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7
The House of God
by Samuel Shem
narrative, literary
Set in the Beth Israel Hospital, the novel follows Roy Basch and his fellow medical interns as they navigate their first year of clinical training.
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8
Less Than Zero
narrative, literary
Clay returns to Los Angeles from his eastern college for the winter break, and he drifts through a round of parties, nightclubs, and drives with friends who are rich, bored, and numb.
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9
Ripe
narrative, literary
Cassie works at Veda, a high-pressure tech company in Silicon Valley where she endures toxic corporate hierarchies and the skyrocketing cost of living.
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10
The Water Cure
narrative, literary
Grace, Lia, and Sky live on a remote island estate under the strict governance of their parents, King and Mother.
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11
A Children's Bible
by Lydia Millet
narrative, literary
In a massive lakeside estate, a group of cynical children and teenagers endure a summer vacation while their parents remain in a stupor of alcohol and neglect.
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12
The Lover's Dictionary
narrative, literary
This novel constructs the history of a single romantic relationship through a sequence of dictionary entries ordered alphabetically.
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