This can be book/film etc... But what work are you ultimately glad was made, in spite of its creativity?
My example Pax Romana by Jonathan Hickman. The premise is that in the near future, the Catholic Church discovers time travel. With dwindling membership and a rise in Islam, they send s mercenary group guided by Roman Bishops to the time on Constantine to ensure the prosperity of the church.
Then things get weird...
Love to hear your suggestions ‘
I recently began Calvino's infamous "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler" which is the MOST experimental book I've ever read. So much so that I couldn't keep reading it. I will conquer it one day, but I just got annoyed after the first few story starts.
Another odd one I read years ago is by Lionel Shriver called The Post Birthday World. In the first chapter, a woman meets with a choice. The rest of the book alternates chapters, one where she did and one where she didn't. Then the last chapter is the same. Which took a lot of doing, because what happened when she did and didn't were wildly different. Also, he kept some things resonating between the two timelines. It's really clever.
Finally, okay I just realized you didn't say weird, but I'm onto weird now, so Ian McEwan. Just the weirdest shit ever. Love it! Mostly.
Anything by Octavia E. Butler.
Admire her work so much!
"The Dark Tower" series, Stephen King.
Yes yes yes! I read it annually! Thankee sai.
The Books (not the film) {also as a six sided vinyl record collection.
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Universe and
Restaurant at the end of the Universe.
Many years ago i bought the BBC Radiophonic broadcast of this series from Canada. It was not available here. It is one of my prized possessions.
@Spinliesel that is the collected recordings I bought (in UK)
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, heck everything he ever wrote.
Gaiman and Pratchett are the best contemporary fiction writers, imo. Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels are probably the only comic books that have ever made me cry.
I can't even finish Pratchett's last novel because, now that he's gone, I don't want it to be over
He's brilliant!
Good Omens, have lent and given several copies and don't have one to reread now! A laugh a minute with Gaiman and Pratchett writing together.
Favorite AND insane? Definitely American Gods. Wildly imaginative.
I am partial to anything written by Issac Asimov or HP Lovecraft. I believe I have read everything they have written. Both tell great stories.
@JohnGalt917 At the Mountain of Madness, In the Walls of Eryx, The Colour Out of Space, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Outsider, are a few.
Pickman's Model is another favorite by Lovecraft. Shadow out of Time is also great
@JohnGalt917 I couldn't stop reading "The Dunwich Horror" once I started.
Hunter Thompson.
Kurt Vonnegut.
.....take your pick of their writing.
There are so many incredible works that I couldn’t possibly name just one, so I will list top 5: The Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (basically every Sherlock Holmes Story), Lord of the Rings Trilogy, H.G. Wells Collection (The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The First Men in the Moon. My mother had a leather bound edition of this that I completely wore out as a kid), The Dark Tower Series, Watership Down (this is total nostalgia as I read this over and over as a young kid).
@JohnGalt917 I would say watch the movie first, then read the books. I hated the movie so much because I had read the books multiple times and had expectations for who the characters were supposed to be and how the story unfolds. If I hadn’t read the books, I think it would’ve just been somewhat enjoyable as your average, run of the mill action flick.
We are sisters of the heart, lady.
I had a roommate that briefly went Mormon. Their book is just delightlfully funny! The infallible diety finally noticed he made a few mistakes, and told ONLY ME how to fix it, so follow my path.
He only stayed a few months, Was actually only using them to try and help witn his alcoholism. The Mormons drove him back to the bars