Science Fiction Plus Absurdism Equals A Wig Out

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That Man Is A Sinner
1.  That Man Is A Sinner by Jason Earls
The list author says:
  "Southern Gothic thrills and chills!"
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Cocoon of Terror
2.  Cocoon of Terror by Jason Earls
The list author says:
  "Zelian Kurveg is an artist, scientist, and occultist attempting to build a supernatural work of art he calls the "Cocoon of Terror.""
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The Man with the Black Coat: Russia's Literature of the Absurd (European Classics)
3.  The Man with the Black Coat: Russia's Literature of the Absurd (European Classics) by George Gibian
The list author says:
  "Kharms was awesome. Very funny stuff. Classic absurdism. We're lucky that any of his material survived."
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A Scanner Darkly
4.  A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
The list author says:
  "My favorite PKD book. The prose is far from polished in places, actually it reads like a first draft much of the time, but I think people were more concerned back then with reading Dick's weird ideas than any literary value. The movie wasn't too great."
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If(Sid_Vicious == TRUE && Alan Turing == TRUE) { ERROR_Cyberpunk(); }
5.  If(Sid_Vicious == TRUE && Alan Turing == TRUE) { ERROR_Cyberpunk(); } by Jason Rogers
The list author says:
  "A combination of Sagan's Contact, Burroughs's Ticket That Exploded, and Pickover's Wonders of Numbers. The man who gave it a bad review, Mr. Richard A. Hagen, didn't even read the book. So don't listen to him."
$9.71   Used & New from: $7.70
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Red Zen: A Novel of Extreme and Bizarre Adventure In Which a Mystical Book on Buddhism Changes the Hero's Life
6.  Red Zen: A Novel of Extreme and Bizarre Adventure In Which a Mystical Book on Buddhism Changes the Hero's Life by Jason Earls
The list author says:
  "Saul has many interesting adventures and then is given the mystical book, 'Red Zen: Way of the Butterfly' and it changes his life. I wrote this one."
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How to Become a Guitar Player from Hell: Tips and Advice for the Modern Guitarist, or What Every Guitar Player Must Know to Become an Electric Guitar Hero
7.  How to Become a Guitar Player from Hell: Tips and Advice for the Modern Guitarist, or What Every Guitar Player Must Know to Become an Electric Guitar Hero by Jason Earls
The list author says:
  "Learn how to play like today's top guitar virtuosos. Every guitarist should keep a copy of this book in their guitar case at all times."
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Contact
8.  Contact by Carl Sagan
The list author says:
  "Good movie and a great book."
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Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America, The Pill Versus the Springhill Min e Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar
9.  Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America, The Pill Versus the Springhill Min e Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
The list author says:
  "This guy could write some clear prose. He liked short chapters too. And the tigers! Look out for the tigers!"
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Innocents Aboard: New Fantasy Stories
10.  Innocents Aboard: New Fantasy Stories by Gene Wolfe
The list author says:
  "More fantasy than science fiction here. Check out The Tree Is My Hat. What a great story."
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
11.  The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthy
The list author says:
  "Great book. Glad Oprah picked it."
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0.1361015212836455566789110512013615...
12.  0.1361015212836455566789110512013615... by Jason Rogers
The list author says:
  "There is some absurdism and science fiction and numerical depravity in this one."
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Shibumi: A Novel
13.  Shibumi: A Novel by Trevanian
The list author says:
  "Great lead character. Go-master, philosopher, mathematician, and linguist."
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The Heaven Virus
14.  The Heaven Virus by Clifford A. Pickover
The list author says:
  "Pickover's newest novel!"
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Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
15.  Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett
The list author says:
  "Waiting. Waiting. I hate waiting."
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
16.  Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman
The list author says:
  "Not science fiction but there's a lot of science and the stories Feynman tells are wonderful. Pretty absurd at times also."
$11.85   Used & New from: $1.71
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Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present
17.  Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present by Cory Doctorow
The list author says:
  "The king of postcyberpunk fiction."
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