9 Best fiction books like Whiplash by Damien Chazelle

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Whiplash

By: Damien Chazelle

4.56

Format: 118 pages, ebook

Script of Whiplash. A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where h…

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1. Daisy Miller

By: Henry James

3.37

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

It was in Rome during the autumn of 1877; a friend then living there but settled now in a South les… read more

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  • fiction
"I have never allowed a gentleman to dictate to me, or to interfere with anything I do."

-Henry James, Daisy Miller

"In such hours as this what have we to do with pain? That is not the deepest thing; there is something deeper."

-Henry James, Daisy Miller

"The news that Daisy Miller was surrounded by half a dozen wonderful mustaches checked Winterbourne's impulse to go straightway to see her."

-Henry James, Daisy Miller

"The historic atmosphere was there, certainly; but the historic atmosphere, scientifically considered, was no better than a villainous miasma"

-Henry James, Daisy Miller

Cover of Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche, Michael Tanner, R.J. Hollingdale

2. Beyond Good and Evil

By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with a… read more

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"The noble soul reveres itself"

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

"...all that is rare is for the rare."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

"One is punished most for one’s virtues."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

"In music the passions enjoy themselves."

-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

Cover of Django Unchained by Denys Cowan, Jason Latour, Danijel Žeželj, R.M. Guéra, Quentin Tarantino

3. Django Unchained

By: Denys Cowan , Jason Latour , Danijel Žeželj , R.M. Guéra , Quentin Tarantino

3.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The seven-issue comics adaptation of the Oscar-winning movie by Quentin Tarantino is now collected … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Moominpappa at Sea (The Moomins, #8) by Tove Jansson, Kingsley Hart

4. Moominpappa at Sea (The Moomins, #8)

By: Tove Jansson , Kingsley Hart

3.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

When the Moomin family members need a change of scenery, they decide to take up residence in a ligh… read more

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  • fiction
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5. Jesus' Son

By: Denis Johnson

4.26

Format: 999 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Jesus' Son, the first collection of stories by Denis Johnson, presents a unique, hallucinatory visi… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. The New York Trilogy

By: Paul Auster , Art Spiegelman

4.36

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Paul Auster's signature work, The New York Trilogy, consists of three interlocking novels: City of … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr., Darren Aronofsky

7. Requiem for a Dream

By: Hubert Selby Jr. , Darren Aronofsky

4.10

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

From the writer/director of the acclaimed film Pi, the screen-adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s clas… read more

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  • fiction
  • film

8. Hiroshima

By: John Hersey

3.50

Format: 36 pages,

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book… read more

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9. HHhH

By: Laurent Binet

4.58

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Deux parachutistes tchecoslovaques envoyes par Londres sont charges d'assassiner Reinhard Heydrich,… read more

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10. Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

By: Blake Snyder

3.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran … read more

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11. Reservoir Dogs

By: Quentin Tarantino

2.00

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

Quentin Tarantino's films have single-handedly revived and redefined American noir, bringing to Hol… read more

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12. Pastoralia

By: George Saunders

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

From an author named by The New Yorker as one of the "20 Best American Fiction Writers Under 40," a… read more

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13. The Flowers of Buffoonery

By: Osamu Dazai

3.83

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba—the narrator of No Longer Hu… read more

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  • fiction
"But in my softness I find peace, however fleeting."

-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery

"Hacían reír a otros. Querían provocar la risa en otros a cualquier precio, incluso a costa de su propio dolor."

-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery

"It was only natural for Yozo to vacillate when asked about the reason behind his suicide – it was everything to him."

-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery

"The next morning was peaceful and clear. The sea was calm. White smoke from the volcano on Oshima, just above the horizon, drifted up into the sky. Never mind. I hate describing scenery."

-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery

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14. Oppenheimer: The Official Screenplay

By: Christopher Nolan

4.78

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

The complete screenplay of Christopher Nolan's  Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer centers on the life of th… read more

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  • film
"Albert Einstein: So here we are, hmm? Lost in your quantum world of probabilities, and needing certainty."

-Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer: The Official Screenplay

Cover of Lady Bird [Screenplay] by Greta Gerwig

15. Lady Bird [Screenplay]

By: Greta Gerwig

4.54

Format: 115 pages, None

A teenager navigates a loving but turbulent relationship with her strong-willed mother over the cou… read more

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  • film
  • contemporary
Cover of Parasite (Screenplay) by Bong Joon-ho

16. Parasite (Screenplay)

By: Bong Joon-ho

4.63

Format: 144 pages, PDF

Screenplay/script for A24's Parasite; directed by Bong Joon-ho, and co-written by Bong Joon-ho & Ha… read more

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17. The Truman Show: The Shooting Script

By: Andrew Niccol

3.90

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

Jim Carrey is Truman Burbank, the most famous face on television, only he doesn't know it. He is th… read more

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  • fiction
  • film
"We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented"

-Andrew Niccol, The Truman Show: The Shooting Script

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18. Whiplash

By: Damien Chazelle

4.56

Format: 118 pages, ebook

Script of Whiplash. A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where h… read more

Similar categories in Damien Chazelle's Whiplash book and Damien Chazelle's Whiplash

  • music
  • art
  • film
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Frances Ha: A Noah Baumbach Picture

By: Noah Baumbach

4.20

Format: 784 pages, Hardcover

Frances Ha is a modern comic fable that captures the trials and tribulations of a young woman tryin… read more

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"It's that thing when you are with someone, and you love them and they know it and they love you, you know it. But it's a party, you're both talking to other people and you're laughing and shining ...…"

-Noah Baumbach, Frances Ha: A Noah Baumbach Picture

"It's that thing when you're with someone, and you love them and they know it, and they love you and you know it... but it's a party... and you're both talking to other people, and you're laughing and…"

-Noah Baumbach, Frances Ha: A Noah Baumbach Picture

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20. Joker - Screenplay

By: Todd Phillips

4.38

Format: 104 pages, Unknown Binding

The 2019 film Joker's screenplay released to the public for Oscar consideration read more

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21. Booksmart

By: Emily Halpern

4.04

Format: 121 pages, Screenplay

On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they s… read more

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Requiem for a Dream

Hubert Selby Jr. , Darren Aronofsky

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Oppenheimer: The Official Screenplay

Christopher Nolan

4.78

Transform Your Habits

Lady Bird [Screenplay]

Greta Gerwig

4.54

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The Truman Show: The Shooting Script

Andrew Niccol

3.90

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Lullaby

Chuck Palahniuk

3.74

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The Devil All the Time

Donald Ray Pollock

4.13

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American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

4.16

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Hubert Selby Jr. , Darren Aronofsky

4.10

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