Less Than Zero by Brett Easton Ellis
comics aside I had gave up on reading since leaving high school. For my 21st birthday a colleague bought me Less Than Zero and plied me with the warning "someone bought me this for my 21st and it fucked with my head... really badly."
It also did with mine. really badly. It just echoed the kind of thoughts in my head (at the time) all too eerily close.
I now buy it for others who turn 21 just to keep the headfuck rolling.
Since reading that I came to my senses and devoured books as regularly as possible. I don't think I could choose the worst book Ive ever read, there has been plenty I left unfinished but that was more of me giving up due to them being above my station.
other favourites though would have to be any of the Raymond Chandler stories of Phillip Marlowe. I could read them over and over and still be amazed at the dialogue each time.
(Raol Duke, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 14:48, 3 replies)

Glamorama by B E E
Also messed with my head.
( Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 14:51, closed)

That
and The Informers are the ones of his I haven't read. I'll get on it.
(Raol Duke, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 14:53, closed)

Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell is also a fucking mind bender. Best modern book I'd have to say I've read. Also The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet also by David Mitchell.
Thoroughly recommended.
(Raol Duke, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 15:07, closed)