Let's say that I'm a 32 year old freelance copywriter from a sultry Southern city who spends his days listening to...

Let's say that I'm a 32 year old freelance copywriter from a sultry Southern city who spends his days listening to Arthur Russel and Steely Dan, smoking cigarettes, drinking with his landlord, and habitually abusing psychedelic drugs. What sort of books would you recommend me?

Suicide

Suttree

Seppuku

A great favorite of mine already

>is there gas in the car?
>yes there's gas in the car
>i think the people down the hall know who you are..
The Hamlet

The man in the street, dragging his feet
Don't wanna hear the bad news
Imagine your face, there in his place
Standing inside his brown shoes

Vurt by Jeff Noon

Illuminati Trilogy
Schroedingers Cat Trilogy

Take off your cheaters and sit right down
Start the projection machine

Showbiz kids making movies of themselves
You know they don't give a fuck about anybody else

..cannot disturb her in her night
Or raise her sleeping head-

Throw out your gold teeth and see how they roll
The answer they reveal: life is unreal

That's a good one- ii

He's.. A.. Third.. World.. Man

—deep—
One plush summer you come to me
Ripe and ready, and bad through and through
With that deep mystical soul-synergy pumping steady between me and you

Well? 'real' enough..
>i fear the monkey in your soul
disappear here. gotta pick up my kid.
Enjoyed the Dueling Dan, yo-

>has a kid
I suppose Steely Dan really is dadrock

Hang in there, buddy. You're doing great. I love you.

Book I think you'd actually like: On the Road
Book I think you actually need to read: Fear and Trembling.

Fuck you I'm a 32 year old man

...

But I have a job

>But I have a job
lol. No you don't.

Yeah, ok. Have (you) started reading The Hamlet yet? (I love Suttree and) not only is it my favorite Faulkner but accords nicely with the query.

Jim Harrison, Denis Johnson.