Books that will induce a mindfuck. Here is the list of books that will officially induce mindfucks, sorted alphabetically by author.
Those authors in bold have been recommended by one or more people as being generally mindfucking - any books listed under their names are particularly odd. You're welcome to /msg me to make an addition to this list. And finally, although he's way down at the bottom, my personal recommendation is definitely Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, as it turns the ultimate mindfuck: inverting the world-view of our entire culture, and it is non-fiction. 30 Very Funny Books.
By Gina Barreca, Ph.D.
It's a dreary day, so I thought I'd indulge myself and come up with a list of my favorite comedies. A caveat, however: this is not a fancy English-professor-y list of the finest, most exquisitely crafted, most erudite or intellectually sophisticated works on paper in the language. This is a list of the books that make me laugh until my mascara starts to run. These are books to read over your first cup of coffee or just before you go to sleep . Remember: a day you've laughed is day you haven't wasted--even if you didn't get out of bed. Some days you need a jump-start to get to the funny parts of life. You've probably heard of most of these titles, and maybe you've already read several of them.
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L'Encyclopédie Harry Potter (in French)El Diccionario de los Magos (en Español) 3 Grown-Up Books For The Hogwarts Grad. iStockphoto.com The Harry Potter franchise has its last hurrah on Friday, and fans like me are facing a forcible graduation from the protection of a fictional universe we've always known. I was 7 when Harry began, but I'm 21 now, and it's time to broaden my horizons beyond Hogwarts. But what to pick up first? To me, the perfect post-Potter book isn't an imitator, but rather something entirely different (darker, perhaps, or less padded with childhood optimism) that's laced with threads of familiar territory.
Through striking and unexpected lenses, these three books give new life to my favorite foundations of Harry's literary magic. The Magicians By Lev Grossman, Paperback, 416 pages, Viking Adult, list price: $16. Cry derivative all you want — Lev Grossman's novel, hailed as Harry Potter for adults, is all that and more. Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card, Paperback, 352 pages, Top Science Fiction, List Price $6.99. The Secret History These books aren't the fantastical J.K. Recommendations. The 50 SF Books You Must Read.