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A wildly philosophical, surreal romp that strips away the illusions of modern religion and politics through a lens of pure, eccentric absurdity. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Skinny Legs and All.
- surreal
- chaotic
- vibrant
- psychedelic
- 01
Another roadside attraction
Tom Robbins
A psychedelic, philosophical road trip through the absurdity of Western civilization and the magic of the counterculture.
- 02
Jitterbug Perfume
Outlet
A wild, philosophical romp through time that smells of earth, magic, and the secret essence of the universe.
- 03
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Tom Robbins
A psychedelic, thumb-tripping joyride through the American West that champions radical freedom and linguistic acrobatics.
- 04
Bloodsucking Fiends
Christopher Moore · 1995
A nocturnal romp through a neon-lit city where supernatural horror meets slacker comedy.
- 05
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
Christopher Moore · 2000
A manic, sun-drenched fever dream of a comedy where a disgraced pilot finds redemption among cargo cults and talking fruit bats.
- 06
Bailey's Cafe
Gloria Naylor · 1993
Step into an otherworldly sanctuary where the deepest wounds of the marginalized are transformed into soaring, mythic testaments of survival.
- 07
Reservation blues
Sherman Alexie
A painful, humorous, and mythic symphony of rock and roll, cultural survival, and redemption.
- 08
Let the great world spin
Colum McCann
A sweeping, polyphonic love letter to a gritty 1970s New York, where disparate lives are briefly united by a single moment of impossible beauty.
- 09
The Dervish House
Ian McDonald
A kaleidoscopic, near-future thriller where ancient history and bleeding-edge nanotechnology collide in the bustling streets of Istanbul.
- 10
Against the Loveless World
Susan Abulhawa
A fierce, unflinching portrait of a woman claiming her own agency and capacity for love amidst the brutal machinery of displacement and occupation.
- 11
Two years eight months and twenty-eight nights
Salman Rushdie
A lush, modern fairytale that pits reason against unreason in a playful, magical battle for the soul of the world.
- 12
Slow days, fast company
Eve Babitz
A sun-drenched, martini-soaked love letter to the glamorous decay of 1970s Los Angeles.
