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Revolutionary RoadRevolutionary Road by Richard Yates
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Better than everything.
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze: And Other Stories (New Directions Classic)The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze: And Other Stories (New Directions Classic) by William Saroyan
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Better than almost everything.
The Ginger ManThe Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
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Funnier than everything.
The Stories of John CheeverThe Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
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Better than everything (short story category).
The Collected Stories of Richard YatesThe Collected Stories of Richard Yates by Richard Yates
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Better than everything (runner-up; short story catergory).
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized AutobiographyConfessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Autobiography by Chuck Barris
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Better than everything that pretends to be true.
Mister Sandman (Harvest Book)Mister Sandman (Harvest Book) by Barbara Gowdy
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Better than everything (female category).
Purple America: A NovelPurple America: A Novel by Rick Moody
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Better than the one they made the movie about.
The Real Life of Sebastian KnightThe Real Life of Sebastian Knight by Vladimir Nabokov
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Better than the one about the teenage whore.
The Journals Of John CheeverThe Journals Of John Cheever by John Cheever
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Better than your diary.
A Fan's NotesA Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
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Better than sports.
The Sheltering SkyThe Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
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Better than anything else about the desert.
TravestyTravesty by John Hawkes
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Better than J.G. Ballard's Crash.
Hunger: A NovelHunger: A Novel by Knut Hamsun
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Better than eating.
Underworld: A NovelUnderworld: A Novel by Don DeLillo
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Better than that other recent "thick" book "The Corrections."
The ImmoralistThe Immoralist by André Gide
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Better than behaving.
The Box Man: A NovelThe Box Man: A Novel by Kobo Abe
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Better than a hat.
Fevers and MirrorsFevers and Mirrors by Bright Eyes
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Better than Bob Dylan (You Heard it Here First Category).