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Fiction for somebody who reads non-fiction?So, I read mostly non-fiction. I like geeky pop-sci stuff, especially where it overlaps with contemporary philosophy (Daniel Dennett, Oliver Sacks, Ken Wilber, Carl Sagan). I like biographies and memoirs. Basically, I like the types of books that are featured on The Daily Show. Yes, I'm ashamed. But I like SOME fiction. I'm crazy about Palahniuk (NO, I AM NOT ASHAMED). I like James Morrow a lot. I've enjoyed silly fantasy, a la Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. And just random old stuff. . . dunno. . . Little Women. Of Human Bondage. A Wrinkle in Time. ;) Other fiction I should try? Old, new, don't care.
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staffWhen I was younger, I went straight from Douglas Adams to Kurt Vonnegut without thinking twice. (I went from Vonnegut to Morrow, too.) So if, by some weird reason, you've never read Vonnegut, I heartily suggest him. I think he's the best answer to this question you're ever going to get. Palahniuk owes a lot to him, too.
Nicholson Baker, especially The Mezzanine and Box of Matches, should be your kind of thing, too. He's got the kind of relentless curiosity that makes some of the non-fiction authors on your list so good. (And not to nose into your non-fiction reading uninvited, but do you read John McPhee, by the way? He's one of the best.)
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