book recs similar to Lolita, Young Mungo - /lit/ (#24561310) [Archived: 201 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/18/2025, 5:57:31 PM No.24561310
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I'll list a few things I liked about the books mentioned above, maybe someone who likes similar stuff can recommend books that contain some of the criteria:

Lolita:
> unreliable, obviously mentally ill narrator who presents his delusions as fact and tries to manipulate the reader into believing his narrative
> the contrast between the superficial descriptions and the dark subject matter
> the fact that I had to put the book down at times just to take a breath and step back from Humbert's POV

Young Mungo:
> the cold detached narrator who sounds more like he is narrating a wildlife documentary
> the few good things that happen are immediately contrasted with more violence and dark subjects
> the description of environments and people

dunno I just read both of these books recently and want more similar stuff
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Anonymous
7/18/2025, 8:23:26 PM No.24561641
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>>24561310 (OP)
> unreliable, obviously mentally ill narrator who presents his delusions as fact and tries to manipulate the reader into believing his narrative
I'm not reading the rest of this post. Read Lolita again before asking for any more recs
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Anonymous
7/18/2025, 8:42:54 PM No.24561707
>>24561641
gtfo lolicon and go wank to child abuse somewhere else

anyways, young mungo sucks, maybe start with smth classic if you want deep storytelling