14 must-read novels books like Fuccboi by Sean Thor Conroe

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Fuccboi

By: Sean Thor Conroe

3.07

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

A fearless and savagely funny examination of masculinity under late capitalism from an electrifying…

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1. Taipei

By: Tao Lin

3.33

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

"At some point, maybe twenty minutes after he'd begun refreshing Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Gmail i… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • the united states of america
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 21st century
  • novels
"On average, since the urge to kill myself isn't so strong that I actually kill myself, the world is worth living in."

-Tao Lin, Taipei

"Nice" said Paul staring transfixed at Fran's delicate and extreme gaze, like that of a skeleton with eyeballs, or a person with their face peeled off."

-Tao Lin, Taipei

"Gradually, after being the target a few times of a similar capriciousness, which he discerned as default behavior for most people, and not liking it, Paul learned to not be more generous or enthusias…"

-Tao Lin, Taipei

"He wanted to hide by shrinking past zero, through the dot at the end of himself, to a negative size, into an otherworld, where he would find a place— in an enormous city, too large to know itself, or…"

-Tao Lin, Taipei

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2. How Should a Person Be?

By: Sheila Heti

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the internationally acclaimed author of The Middle Storiesand Ticknorcomes a bold interrogatio… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. The Sarah Book

By: Scott McClanahan

4.50

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

"McClanahan's prose is miasmic, dizzying, repetitive. A rushing river of words that reflects the ch… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • the united states of america
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Shoplifting from American Apparel

By: Tao Lin

3.76

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

Set mostly in Manhattan--although also featuring Atlantic City, Brooklyn, GMail Chat, and Gainsvill… read more

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5. Earth Angel

By: Madeline Cash

4.05

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

In her electric debut, Madeline Cash synthesizes the godlessness of a digital age into a glimmering… read more

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  • literature
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Motherhood

By: Sheila Heti

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How Should a Person Be? (“one of the most talked-about books of the year”—Time M… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Maybe motherhood means honoring one's mother."

-Sheila Heti, Motherhood

"Alone, one feels the whole universe, and none of one's personality."

-Sheila Heti, Motherhood

"To fit oneself into the smallest spaces in the hopes of being loved -that is entirely womanly"

-Sheila Heti, Motherhood

"The Jewish religion says it's not a child until it's two-thirds out of the woman's body--until the head has completely emerged."

-Sheila Heti, Motherhood

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7. My First Book

By: Honor Levy

3.27

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From groundbreaking debut author Honor Levy, stories to delight and ensnare Walking the wire betwe… read more

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  • literature
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I HAV3 CHOS3N T3H WAY OF FA3THFUL3SS"

-Honor Levy, My First Book

"Nerf is a verb now. I'm gonna nerf all you faggots, give me that grenade."

-Honor Levy, My First Book

"1 like = 1 prayer. 1 like = 1 prayer. 1 like = 1 prayer. 1 like = 1 prayer. 1 like = 1 prayer."

-Honor Levy, My First Book

"Zoe laughs like Tinkerbell, the air whistling between the gaps in her teeth. She’s definitely not a dog."

-Honor Levy, My First Book

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8. Pure Colour

By: Sheila Heti

3.46

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty. … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"And what opens one heart opens many."

-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour

"The body becomes a woman and it cannot turn back."

-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour

"And a glimpse into one heart is a glimpse into many."

-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour

"Why did it seem like the only way to live-was to disobey?"

-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour

Cover of Fuccboi by Sean Thor Conroe

9. Fuccboi

By: Sean Thor Conroe

3.07

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

A fearless and savagely funny examination of masculinity under late capitalism from an electrifying… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • the united states of america
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 21st century
  • novels
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10. The Novelist

By: Jordan Castro

3.41

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a deli… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
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11. Leave Society

By: Tao Lin

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A bold portrait of a writer working to balance all his lives—as an artist, a son, and a loner. A VI… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • the united states of america
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 21st century
  • novels
"Patched-together or hard-won coverings of positivity flew away with ridiculous suddenness, like hats, or else gradually and unceremoniously, over days, like paint."

-Tao Lin, Leave Society

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12. Tell Me I'm An Artist

By: Chelsea Martin

3.93

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A portrait of the artist as a work-in-progress (Sharma Shields), this hilarious and incisive coming… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Alphabetical Diaries

By: Sheila Heti

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Sheila Heti kept a… read more

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14. Molly

By: Blake Butler

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. … read more

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  • the united states of america
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15. Body High

By: Jon Lindsey

4.20

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Squirting across the sunburned landscape of Southern California, Body High is a journey marked by m… read more

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  • literature
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Cherry

By: Nico Walker

3.49

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Cleveland, Ohio, 2003. A young man is just a college freshman when he meets Emily. They share a pas… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"He said, “You look mentally ill."

-Nico Walker, Cherry

"Sometimes I wonder if life was wasted on me."

-Nico Walker, Cherry

"He said, "You look mentally ill" I said "I am, Let's go"

-Nico Walker, Cherry

"Emily’s gone to take a shower. The room’s half-dark and I’m getting dressed, looking for a shirt with no blood on it, not having any luck."

-Nico Walker, Cherry

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17. Teenager

By: Bud Smith

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Two teenagers, in love and insane, journey across the United States in this Bonnie and Clyde-like a… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays

By: Chelsea Hodson

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

A highly anticipated collection, from the writer Maggie Nelson has called, “bracingly good…refreshi… read more

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  • contemporary
"I’ve always liked men who look as if they’re from another time."

-Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays

"I didn't keep a journal then. I was busy, or I thought I was, but mostly I thought anything important would stay with me."

-Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays

"I’m trying to write something so good, so pure, so perfect that I’ll never have to have children; I’ll have created something that can stand in for me, that can live on after me.."

-Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays

"Money can do that if you let it--if you close your eyes and enter its dream, the one where you are well dressed, fit, successful, in love with exactly the right person. The gym I used to belong to co…"

-Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays

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19. The War for Gloria

By: Atticus Lish

3.81

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the PEN/Faulkner winning debut novel Preparation for the Next Life--a searing, t… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Brat

By: Gabriel Smith

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a provocative new literary talent, a hilarious and haunted novel featuring an unlikable protag… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I chose this one. This is the one I care about."

-Gabriel Smith, Brat

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21. The Garbage Times/White Ibis: Two Novellas

By: Sam Pink

4.38

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The basement was filthy. There was garbage all over. Any job I'd ever had involved garbage. I had b… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • the united states of america

17 must-read fiction books like Fuccboi by Sean Thor Conroe

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Taipei

Tao Lin

3.33

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How Should a Person Be?

Sheila Heti

4.33

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The Sarah Book

Scott McClanahan

4.50

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Earth Angel

Madeline Cash

4.05

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Fat City

Leonard Gardner

4.02

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Tao Lin

3.33

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How Should a Person Be?

Sheila Heti

4.33

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Denis Johnson

4.26

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