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he said: " Who doesn't like the picaresque tale of a drunken, self-centered lout? If "The Ginger Man" isn't your cup of tea, try Henry Miller's "Rosy Crucifixion" trilogy (Sexus/Plexus/Nexus) or anything by Celine or Houellebecq. The rest of Exley's books aren't bad either, in spots, but none of them are as good as the first one. I find Bukowski fans to be naff and annoying, but if you haven't already discovered his books, try "Women". In other great, funny fiction about self-centered men, try really anyth Who doesn't like the picaresque tale of a drunken, self-centered lout? If "The Ginger Man" isn't your cup of tea, try Henry Miller's "Rosy Crucifixion" trilogy (Sexus/Plexus/Nexus) or anything by Celine or Houellebecq. The rest of Exley's books aren't bad either, in spots, but none of them are as good as the first one. I find Bukowski fans to be naff and annoying, but if you haven't already discovered his books, try "Women". In other great, funny fiction about self-centered men, try really anything by Philip Roth after his breakthrough "Portnoy's Complaint"---especially his masterpiece, "Sabbath's Theater". ...more "