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What is the absolute craziest book you've read? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by kawaiitophat@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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I'll start, so as a teen I stumbled across a book called," Someone comes to town, someone leaves town." The synopsis caught me as it's about a man with a mountain as a fathera washing machine as a mother and one brother that is dead and trying to harm him. I'll admit some of the technical terms were too much for my developing mind but it has stuck with me all these years.

What is the wackiest / craziest book you've read and did you enjoy the ride?

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[–] sufferin_sassafras@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago (12 children)

Lincoln in the Bardo

'Lincoln in the Bardo' by George Saunders tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's grief-stricken visit to the crypt of his young son, Willie, who has recently died. Set in a graveyard that is populated by spirits stuck in the "bardo," the book explores themes of love, loss, and the search for redemption.

I’ll tell you. It was one of the most enjoyable, yet truly weird beyond reads I’ve ever experienced. 10/10 would recommend. Incredible though provoking and not in a way that you would ever expect.

[–] Electrical_Jaguar596@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago (8 children)

I found it really tedious and obtuse. I know I didn’t give it the attention it deserved but I was soured on it almost from the start. I loved his short stories but this didn’t do it for me.

[–] ranchojasper@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Did I write this comment?? I feel exactly the same way, pretty much verbatim. Loved his short story collection so much but found Lincoln tedious and obtuse.

[–] Electrical_Jaguar596@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I’m glad I’m not the only one!

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