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Essential Books for Hipsters

Some of the books that are essential reading for the contemporary hipster.
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Fight Club
Fight Club
1
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
2
David Foster Wallace
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
3
Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
4
Jack Kerouac
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
5
Hunter S. Thompson
Hells Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
Hells Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
6
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7
Ken Kesey
Junky (William S Burroughs)
Junky
8
William S Burroughs
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
9
William S. Burroughs
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
10
Dalton Trumbo
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
11
Tom Wolfe
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
12
Irvine Welsh
Porno
Porno
13
Glue (Irvine Welsh)
Glue
14
Irvine Welsh
Filth
Filth
15
The Acid House
The Acid House
16
Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance
Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance
17
Women (Charles Bukowski)
Women
18
Charles Bukowski
Post Office
Post Office
19
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
20
Charles Bukowski
HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD
21
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
22
Malcolm Gladwell
David and Goliath (Malcolm Gladwell)
David and Goliath
23
Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
The Tipping Point
24
Malcom Gladwell
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
25
Malcolm Gladwell
The Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
The Psychopath Test
26
Jon Ronson
So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Jon Ronson)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
27
Jon Ronson
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
28
Philip K. Dick
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
29
Philip K Dick
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
The Outsider
30
Albert Camus
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
31
Stephen Chbosky
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
32
Alan Moore
Batman: Year One (Frank Miller)
Batman: Year One
33
Frank Miller
The Dark Knight Returns (Frank Miller)
The Dark Knight Returns
34
Frank Miller
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
35
Sin City (Frank Milles)
Sin City
36
Frank Milles
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
37
Alan Moore
Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
Ghost World
38
Daniel Clowes
The Beats (Harvey Pekar)
The Beats
39
Harvey Pekar
American Splendor
American Splendor
40
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