Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2021-10-27
Joe Rogan & Chuck Palahniuk: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #1726
Joe Rogan Experience #1726 - Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk recommended The Gift by Lewis Hyde, and discussed Geek love by Katherine Dunn, Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins, A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Survival of the Prettiest by Nancy Etcoff, and The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Still Life with Woodpecker
Tom Robbins's eccentric and imaginative novel blends romance, politics, and philosophical musings against an unconventional backdrop.
Discussed“tom robbins wrote it throughout the 70s still life with woodpecker and matches”
Where to get it
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is an absurdist comedic novel by Tom Robbins that follows the unconventional life of Sissy Hankshaw, a woman born with abnormally large thumbs who becomes a legendary hitchhiker.
Discussed“even cowgirls get the blues”
Where to get it
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A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole is an absurdist, darkly comedic masterpiece centered on the eccentric and pompous protagonist Ignatius J.
Discussed“another absurdist existentialist book confederacy of dunces”
Where to get it
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Into the Wild
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a gripping non-fiction book that chronicles the tragic journey of Christopher McCandless, a young man who abandoned conventional society to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness.
Discussed“well do you remember uh uh into the wild the the the first big crack hour book”
Where to get it
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Survival of the Prettiest
Discussed“is that why they where there was a great book called survival of the prettiest”
Where to get it
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The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction masterpiece by Ray Bradbury that chronicles the colonization of Mars by humans fleeing a troubled Earth and the tragic consequences of human impact on the Martian landscape and its native inhabitants.
Discussed“well i grew up with uh ray bradbury's uh martian chronicles”
Where to get it
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The Gift
The Gift by Lewis Hyde is a classic exploration of the creative spirit, examining how artistic creation functions as a gift economy rather than a market-driven commercial enterprise.
Recommended“did you ever read louis hyde's book the gift”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you know my book uh make something up”
“in uh fight club 3 the graphic novel that i launched last year”
“and oh dear god i wrote about it in a book called snuff”