Top 20 Hipster Books
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1.
Catcher in the Rye
36 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
2.
On the Road
Written in a nonconformist prose, On the Road is about traveling and the American road trip, one of the hipster's favorite things to do.
33 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
3.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
27 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
4.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
26 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
5.
Lolita
25 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
6.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Hipsters can relate to this story about being misunderstood. It also is a homage to Catcher in the Rye and the narrator even makes lists based on other hipster books.
21 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
7.
Into the Wild
21 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
8.
The Stranger
A classic novel that hipsters can often be seen carrying due to its existential and philosophical themes. This is a book that has a lot of themes to discuss.
19 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia - 1 comment
Comments:
who wrote it?
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
9.
Atlas Shrugged
15 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
10.
Infinite Jest
14 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
11.
A Clockwork Orange
14 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
12.
American Psycho
12 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
13.
Trainspotting
12 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
14.
Cat's Cradle
11 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
15.
Choke
Hipsters would have chosen Fight Club if it wasn't so popular. Often cited as Chuck Palahniuk's best work.
10 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
16.
Siddhartha
9 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
17.
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami's novel that is loved by hipsters. It is written almost like a strange dream and is hard to understand completely due to it being riddled with symbolism.
7 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
18.
High Fidelity
6 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
19.
House of Leaves
6 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
20.
Post Office
4 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
21.
A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius
I don't know any hipster that doesn't have this bull**** tome on their shelf.
2 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
22.
McSweeny's Issue 17
-3 points - added 14 years ago by futuremedia -
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